An updated maintenance and service-provider agreement between the Belleville Downtown Development Authority and the City of Belleville — that brings more than two and a half times the amount back[…]
Frank Broughton sent us an email to inform us we had printed some inaccurate information in our March 17 edition. He explained: “As I was reading through your story about[…]
During the regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on March 21, Becky Ross, director of the recently constructed Early Childhood Development Center, gave a presentation[…]
The Belleville-Area Independent won a feature-writing award in its category in the 2021 Better Newspaper contest put on by the Michigan Press Association. The awards were announced on March 17.[…]
This is Sunshine Week in Michigan that celebrates openness in government. In the tri-community, most of the elected officials try to keep their deliberations open to the public, but sometimes[…]
The Belleville High School boys’ basketball team defeated Lincoln-Ypsilanti, 49-40, to win the Michigan High School Athletic Association District Championship on Friday, March 11. On Monday, March 14, the team[…]
A 0.6864-mill question will be put on the August primary ballot to replace the millage that expired last year for the Belleville Area District Library’s operation. This is what was[…]
A school lockdown probably should have been done when a gun was seen at Belleville High School on Monday, March 7, School Supt. Pete Kudlak reported at Monday’s meeting of[…]
A veterinarian hospital that specializes in exotic animals and a dance studio will be able to share the building at 500 E. Huron River Dr. in the City of Belleville[…]
After a lively discussion, the item called “Citizen Comments” that gives citizens a chance to address concerns about Belleville Downtown Development Authority agenda items before the DDA votes on them[…]