At its regular meeting on March 11, Van Buren Township Planning Commission members briefly discussed proposed zoning amendments to Local Commercial zoning regulations. Although the wording in the present zoning[…]
The movie “A Nightmare on Haunted Hill” is streaming on line for families who have to Stay Home, Stay Safe. Families are invited to watch it without charge. The movie[…]
At the April 13 virtual meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, Owen teacher Kathy Courter presented a list of students to be honored for Music in[…]
On Thursday, April 9, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer extended her former “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order through April 30. Her new Executive Order 2020-42 also limits gatherings and travel and[…]
In the April 9 edition of the Independent, on page three, it was stated that 34th District Court Judge David Parrott “… also had a misdemeanor drunk driving charge in[…]
New COVID-19 cases this week are expected to be the highest so far in Southeastern Michigan, according to medical experts working with White House leaders. And, then there will be[…]
In the last few weeks, residents of the tri-community learned two big festivals of the year have been canceled for this May and June because of COVID-19. At the March[…]
On Saturday, Van Buren Township received $20,000 from the United Way for Southeastern Michigan as part of a COVID Emergency Response Grant. This grant ensures the supply and distribution of[…]
As one of the corona virus adjournments at 35th District Court in Plymouth, the pretrial for a domestic violence charge against David Mark Parrott, 59, of Van Buren Township that[…]
With everyone pretty much grounded to our homes, being a child with a birthday during this time is no fun at all. That’s why Sumpter Township Public Safety would like[…]