Belleville Area Garden Club sets session on Michigan native plants
The Belleville Area Garden Club will host a special speaker at its meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15, at Frist United Methodist Church in Belleville. Noted garden speaker and[…]
North Wall Rider’s Association helps Sumpter veteran
Vietnam Veteran Ken Dudek of Sumpter Township wrote a letter to the Independent recently saying he needed help with his teeth. Joe Flange of the North Wall Rider’s Association said[…]
Family honors Pete Pitzen as ‘Flagman of Belleville’
Pete Pitzen of Belleville, who regularly offers free American flags to the community, was honored by his family on Oct. 6 at a surprise party at the Veterans of Foreign[…]
Court Watching: Shacori Davis waives preliminary exam, is bound over for trial
Shacori Davoyne Davis, 25, was scheduled for her preliminary exam on Sept. 26 before 34th District Court Judge Brian Oakley on charges of uttering and publishing, lying to a police[…]
Court Watching: Nichole Briggs waives preliminary exam, is bound over for trial
Nicole Lynn Briggs, 21, was due for her probable cause conference on Oct. 3 before 34th District Court Magistrate Lisa Martin on charges of carrying a concealed weapon, possession of[…]
Brad Fields sentenced to life in prison for death of 4-year-old child
Brad Fields, 29, boyfriend of the mother of a four-year-old girl who died on New Year’s Day in a mobile home in Sumpter Township, was sentenced Oct. 9 to a[…]
U.S. Air Force Academy Band ‘Stellar Brass’ to perform in Canton
The United States Air Force Academy Band “Stellar Brass” from Colorado Springs will perform a free concert at The Village Theater at Cherry Hill in Canton at 7 p.m., Oct.[…]
For first time local Life Chain demonstration brings protestors
For the first time in its 20 years of existence in Belleville, the annual, silent Life Chain demonstration at Five Points in Belleville brought loud, pro-choice protestors. About 30 Life[…]
Ron Blank retires, resigns from VBT DDA
After more than 17-1/2 years on the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority, Ron Blank has resigned. At the Sept. 25 DDA meeting, DDA President Craig Atchinson presented Blank with[…]
Man shoots Parkwood neighbor in chest, flees to Detroit location
On Saturday, Sept. 29, at about 7:49 p.m. the Van Buren Township Dispatch Center received a 911 call regarding an ongoing neighbor dispute / threats complaint in the 8900 block[…]
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