The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees at its Nov. 9 zoom meeting unanimously approved two purchases using police department drug forfeiture funds. Three BolaWrap restraint units at a total cost[…]
Ken Smith of Douglas Carpet said three teenage boys were on the sidewalk outside his business on Main Street in downtown Belleville on Nov. 17 and one came in the[…]
We live in a quiet community that feels safe – and it is. But, sometimes things go amok, like juveniles testing door handles on vehicles to see if they can[…]
By Donna Lou Shaw Director of Public Relations CedarWoods Assisted Living Ella Tuttle was born Oct. 20, 1918 in Ruso, North Dakota, and recently celebrated her 103rd birthday at Cedar[…]
After a lengthy discussion on the Belleville Fire Department at the Nov. 15 regular, in-person meeting of the City Council, Mayor Pro Tem Jesse Marcotte made a motion for the[…]
Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority (LDFA) went into an hour-long, closed-door zoom session at the beginning of its Nov. 9 meeting to discuss specific pending litigation with its[…]
On Tuesday, Nov. 16, Van Buren Township Police Lt. Charles Bazzy said with the colder weather people are warming their cars up in their driveways and leaving their keys in[…]
At the Nov. 9 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees Trustee Matthew Oddy asked for a correction of the Independent’s report of a statement he made at the[…]
Applications for Christmas help from the Sumpter Township Goodfellows are now available at Sumpter Ace Hardware, Sumpter Township Police station and Sumpter Township Hall, as well as all the schools.[…]
The Winter Fest lighted parade will step off from Belleville High School at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4. The parade will go down West Columbia Avenue to Five Points[…]