Girl Scout Troop disbands, donates to fire departments
Troop 76274 has been a Girl Scout Troop since the members were in first grade at Keystone Academy. They will be entering seventh grade. They are disbanding as a troop[…]
Free summer meals for kids and teens in Rawsonville Woods
“Meet Up and Eat Up,” a program that distributes free summer meals for kids and teens each Friday in Rawsonville Woods mobile home park, started June 25 and will continue[…]
Correction: Vincent Warren didn’t apply for school board seat
A story that begins on the front page of the June 24 edition of the Independent tells some of the background of Sumpter Township’s new treasurer Vincent Warren. Among other[…]
Correction: Rick Williams didn’t trespass
A story on page 17 in the June 10 issue of the Independent mentioned that someone possibly was hunting on the former Ford property that now is township property across[…]
Sumpter Twp. Officer of the Year resigns to change careers
At the June 22 zoom meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees the board accepted the resignation, with regrets, of Police Officer Joseph Hogan effective June 25. Public Safety[…]
Forgotten Harvest sets three food distributions in Sumpter Township
Forgotten Harvest has announced that it will distribute free food at three set times in Sumpter Township to see how many people will come out for the food and if[…]
Trustee Morgan suggests opting into marijuana act to bring jobs to Sumpter
At the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees work/study session on June 22, Trustee Peggy Morgan said she had asked for her marijuana item to be placed on the agenda for[…]
Futernick’s last law suit against Sumpter Twp. settled May 11
The 2019 lawsuit brought by Sheldon Futernick, owner of Holiday West and Holiday Woods Mobile Home Parks, against Sumpter Township was settled May 11 when Wayne County Circuit Court Judge[…]
Court Watching: Holliman bound over to circuit court on charges of shooting man in VBT
After a live, preliminary exam at 34th District Court on April 21 before Chief Judge Brian A. Oakley, Avery Lamark Holliman, 24, of Ypsilanti was bound over to circuit court[…]
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