Dr. Prasant Mohapatra, the University of California, Davis, Dean of Graduate Studies, placed a hood on James Archsmith, conferring his PhD at recent commencement ceremonies. Archsmith, son of Belleville residents[…]
The Belleville Area Museum planted the first Rosie the Riveter Floribunda Rosebush garden in southeast Michigan on June 28. Ten original Rosies and their families along with friends and tri-community[…]
Ashley Hollar of Belleville has filed a lawsuit against Walmart and Caito Foods after she said she contracted Salmonella by eating pre-cut watermelon she bought at the Van Buren Township[…]
Tractor Supply Co., which has been supplying advertising inserts to readers of the Belleville-Area Independent for months, is expected to break ground in Canton Township in August for its newest[…]
This summer, Kiley Lafferty, 20, of Belleville spent two weeks in Thailand helping animals and learning what it’s like to be a veterinarian. Traveling with study-abroad organization Loop Abroad, Kiley[…]
Most of the June 26 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees was taken up with arguments between board members. It started during the Board Response part of the[…]
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees had a light agenda on Tuesday, with only two items for a vote. But, there was a lot of talk and raised voices and[…]
The new Belleville Menards Mega Store, located at 10010 Belleville Road, north of Walmart, finally opened for business on Tuesday, after years of delays. In 2012, the store was planned[…]
At a 15-minute meeting of the Belleville City Council on June 18, a bare quorum handled four agenda items quickly and then adjourned. Present were Mayor Pro Tem Jack Loria,[…]
At the June 25 regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the board approved the layoff of one high school math teacher because of fewer students.[…]