Anisha Sharma is valedictorian and Shane Tinsley salutatorian of the Belleville High School Class of 2020. The 392 members of the class graduated Saturday in four separate ceremonies on the[…]
Five attorneys filed for 34th District Court Judge in the Aug. 4 election. The top two will proceed to the Nov. 6 ballot. David M. Parrott, incumbent David M. Parrott,[…]
This tri-community area is covered by three districts for State Representatives. These are the ones on the Aug. 4 primary ballot for this area. Joe Bellino for state rep. 17th[…]
Steve Jones, president of the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Belleville Planning Commission, asked the Belleville DDA to relocate a tree on Fourth Street Square to[…]
According to the schedule released by the state the absentee ballots should be on their way any minute to local clerks who will then be sending them out to voters[…]
There are 17 candidates running for seven positions on the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees. The Aug. 4 primary election will whittle that down to nine candidates: seven Democrats and[…]
The absentee ballots for the Aug. 4 primary election are expected to be mailed out this week and so the Independent is providing the responses candidates gave to our questionnaires[…]
Van Buren Township police officials gave a detailed report on their department’s arrests for the past two years following the June 12 march against police brutality that ended up at[…]
Vesta Losen of Van Buren Township was reelected president of the Keystone Academy Board of Directors at its annual meeting held as a virtual Google Meet on May 14. Losen[…]
At about 9:47 p.m. Saturday, June 20, six motorcycles were eastbound on Bemis Road west of Renton Road when several deer entered the roadway and the lead cyclist was unable[…]