On Sept. 16 Clarita Pajarillo Po filed a law suit in Wayne County Circuit Court against Sumpter Township, Sumpter Detective John Toth, and Sumpter Supervisor John Morgan. She alleges False[…]
Entry forms are now available for the seventh-annual Belleville Community Art Show set for Nov. 4-6 at the Belleville Yacht Club. The forms need to be turned in by Oct.[…]
The Belleville High School Homecoming football game and festivities will be held on Friday, Sept. 30. Beginning at 5 p.m. the public is invited to stop by to tailgate, participate[…]
The eight candidates running for four seats on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education in the Nov. 8 election have been invited to take part in the 7[…]
Since Trustee Martha Toth has resigned her seat on the Van Buren Public School Board of Education, the school board needs to have someone to fill her term for the[…]
Nelson S Po, 67, of Sumpter Township was due for an arraignment and pretrial for a misdemeanor on Sept. 7 before 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green, but the[…]
Although there was no mention of an upcoming special session as Tuesday (Sept. 20) night’s regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees ended at 8 p.m., by[…]
On Sept. 3, family and friends joined together to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Rich and Judy Garascia in Belleville. They were married on Sept. 3, 1966 at Emmanuel[…]
Mrs. Otzman asked me if I was interested in doing a Superintendent’s Column on a regular basis. I am honored and humbled by this request. This column will be an[…]
It wasn’t always the case over the past 21 years or so the Independent has been covering Sumpter Township, but the police department now is terrific. For instance, three years[…]