Cutest: 1st Place – Titan Barnabus, West Highland Terrier – Tiffani Roland, Belleville 2nd Place – Bear, Newfoundland – Cathy Laskaska, Commerce Twp. 3rd Place – Cal, Cavachon – Amanda[…]

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Just before 2 p.m. on Oct. 8, a neighbor called 911 to report a house fire at 650 Sumpter Rd. in Van Buren Township. Gene Carrier, the homeowner, was not[…]

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Shandon R. Groom Shandon R. Groom, 28, of Toledo was due for a jury trial on Oct. 3 on murder charges in the 2017 death of Egypt Covington. The trial[…]

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Seats are still available on the bus to visit the special Van Gogh exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Saturday, Nov. 19. Barbara Miller, chairwoman of the Belleville[…]

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Bart Patterson, Republican candidate for Sumpter Township Treasurer in the Nov. 8 general election, said he filled out the candidate’s form for an Independent story and emailed it to the[…]

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For the second year in a row, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved Water and Sewer Rates with no increases for the coming fiscal year. At its 12-minute[…]

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The sudden closing of the Denton Road Bridge on Oct. 3 was a big shock to many, especially drivers who usually get in the right lane after driving over the[…]

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On Monday, Oct. 10, the 2022 Belleville High School Homecoming Court was announced. The king and queen will be crowned at the Homecoming football game on Friday, Oct. 14, during[…]

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On Oct. 5, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in announcing $236.6 million in Michigan Strategic Fund incentives to support a new $1.6 billion electric vehicle battery[…]

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Arion Joseph Ely-Dawson, 18, of Westland was arraigned by 34th District Court Magistrate Al Hindman by video from the Van Buren Township police lockup on Oct. 5 on two charges[…]

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