Jury trial for accused torturer of woman moved to April 2024
A jury trial on April 15, 2024 in Wayne County Circuit Court for Dekenta Reshard Parchman, 31, of Westland will consider seven charges against him including torturing a woman on[…]
Keystone school board discusses audit for last school year
The audit of the $7 million budget for the 2022-23 school year prepared by Alan C. Young and Associates was discussed at length by the Keystone Academy Board of Directors[…]
Court Watching: Durkin brothers arrested for Sumpter home invasion
Matthew Ryan Durkin and Paul Nathaniel Durkin, 23, both of Pinckney were due to be video-arraigned together while in Sumpter Township police custody in the Huron Township police lockup by[…]
We have plenty for which to be grateful
Thanksgiving is here and we know it means more than turkey and dressing and a couple days off from work. Here at the Independent, these are among the things for[…]
BHS football to seek third-straight state crown on Nov. 26
The Belleville High School Varsity Boys’ football team beat Davison High School, 63-21, on Saturday, Nov. 18, at Novi to win the MHSAA District 1 semifinals. BHS has won 38[…]
Belleville DDA votes to buy second property
After a half-hour closed-door session on Nov. 15, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority voted to move forward with the purchase of the property discussed in the closed session. DDA chairperson[…]
Belleville planners set public hearing on boat parking changes
After a Nov. 9 discussion on the subject of boat parking in driveways, an issue for more than a dozen years, the Belleville Planning Commission agreed to set a public[…]
District library board hears report on artwork that was vandalized
Arts Committee chairperson Michele Montour detailed the recent “unfortunate incident” where an artist’s work “Memories in the Rocks” was vandalized on a library shelf. At the Nov. 14 regular meeting[…]
VBT planners postpone site amendments for Hampton Manor
After about an hour and a half of discussion on a request for a site plan amendment for the Hampton Manor development, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission voted unanimously[…]
Corrections: VBT Clerk Wright did ask to speak at Veterans Day ceremony
Van Buren Township Clerk Leon Wright, a Navy veteran, said he attended the Nov. 11 Veterans Day ceremony in Belleville, and before it started asked the VFW member in charge[…]
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