VBT teen charged with murder after 2021 Belleville Road crash
A juvenile male, now 17, of Van Buren Township, has been charged with second-degree murder and reckless driving causing serious bodily injury in a Feb. 7, 2021 crash on Belleville[…]
VBT report: Car hits train on Hannan Road, only minor injuries
On Sunday, March 20, at 10:24 a.m., a Nixel alert was sent out by Van Buren Township police for motorists to avoid Hannan Road between the South I-94 Service Drive[…]
BHS boys’ basketball team heads to semi-final game on March 25
The Belleville High School boys’ basketball team is heading to the semi-final game for the Michigan High School Athletic Association championship at 2 p.m. Friday, March 25, at the Breslin[…]
VBT fire causes some $50,000 in damage to Bayshore Dr. condo
Van Buren Township fire fighters were called to a structure fire at 48255 Bayshore Drive at about 1 p.m. March 21 and when they arrived it was a working fire[…]
Belleville Golf Cart Ordinance goes into effect March 24
“We are very happy to announce that the new Belleville ordinance to allow golf carts to be operated on certain city-owned streets in Belleville goes into effect on March 24,[…]
Belleville DDA agrees to pay more to city in new maintenance agreement
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[…]
Correction: Sumpter bidder says he was ready to start development at once
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[…]
School Board hears presentation on pre-school tuition program
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[…]
Independent wins award in annual Michigan Press Association contest
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.[…]
Editorial: Sunshine Week — Open government is good government
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[…]
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