Correction: VBT 2016 salary entry on Carrie Traster was incorrect
On the front page of the Jan. 26 issue of the Independent, we published the 2016 police wages for Van Buren Township. Included in the list was Carrie A. Traster,[…]
Editorial: Judge Green, police officers stand firm for orderly court
Channel 2 Fox News in Detroit must have been tipped off that something was going to happen at 34th District Court on Feb. 22 because its cameraman was there in[…]
Court Watching: In tense courtroom Judge Green binds over Lewis for murder
Arndola Charles Lewis, 44, a black male of Van Buren Township, was bound over to circuit court for a March 1 arraignment on the information on charges of homicide, possession[…]
Court Watching: Judge Green finds pretend mute competent to stand trial in death
Joshua Lee Morris, 24, will face a charge of reckless death for driving the car that crashed and killed his friend Marcus McIntosh, 21, in 2014. 34th District Court Chief[…]
School Board approves $90,000 for paving of McBride with grant
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education took advantage of an offer from Van Buren Township officials to participate in the paving of McBride Avenue at a cost of[…]
Correction: Swinson wasn’t in Po’s yard
In a front-page story last week, the Independent said Donald Hazel Swinson, 76, was in Nelson Po’s yard in Sumpter Township when Swinson pulled a handgun on Po. Po has[…]
VBT Environmental Commission to review proposed ordinances
Van Buren Township is proposing 12 new ordinances that premier communities enforce in order to make VBT a premier community. Supervisor Kevin McNamara sent the ordinances that have to do[…]
Ariel Banks named to Schoolcraft Dean’s List
Ariel Banks, daughter of Elizabeth and Don Banks of Sumpter Township, has been named to the Schoolcraft College Dean’s List for the Fall 2016 Semester. To receive this honor, a[…]
Nine Belleville students named to dean’s list at Western Michigan University
The following students from Belleville have been named to the dean’s list at Western Michigan University for the Fall 2016 semester: • Corey Kalitta, studying Aviation Management and Operations in[…]
Belleville council OKs Bayou’s car show, Music Lakeside events for 2017
At its regular meeting on Feb. 21, the Belleville City Council approved the Bayou Grill’s request for car show street closings this summer. Main Street from Third to Fifth streets[…]
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