Two police departments respond to teen fight in library parking lot
Police came from Belleville and Van Buren Township to deal with a fight that started just after 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, in the parking lot at the Belleville[…]
Sumpter man sentenced to 3-20 years in prison in plot to kidnap Whitmer
Antrim County Circuit Court Judge Charles Hamlyn sentenced Shawn Michael Fix, 41, of Sumpter Township to 3-20 years in prison. Fix’s co-defendant Brian Higgins of Wisconsin was sentenced to 36[…]
Haggerty Rd. residents get special letter from county on construction
The following letter was sent on Dec. 1 to residents and property owners on Haggerty Road in Van Buren Township. It is from the Wayne County Public Services Department concerning[…]
Belleville gets no sealed bids to fix city hall roof, takes Barnett’s quote
At the Dec. 18 regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, City Manager Jason Smith announced the city had advertised for bids to replace the leaking city hall roof and[…]
VBT planners grant final approval for Zippy Auto Wash project
At its regular meeting on Dec. 13, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission granted final site plan approval for Zippy Auto Wash at 11600 Belleville Rd., on the west side[…]
McBride TerrorBytes rank ninth in state championship match
McBride First Tech Challenge Team 14670 robotics team ranked ninth in its division at the First in Michigan State Championship recently at the Macomb Community College Sports and Expo Center.[…]
Correction: Tammy Dohring is deputy director at Van Buren Township
On page 15 in the Dec. 14 edition of the Independent, we identified Tammy Dohring with the wrong title. She is Deputy Director of Community Services for Van Buren Township.[…]
Correction: Bethany Bible Church Christmas Concert is Dec. 16, 17
In a letter to the editor on page 5 and in the Things to Do column on page 14 in the Dec. 14 edition of the Independent, a mistake was[…]
Editorial: Tri-community commissions compare plans
There were about 30 people present at the Dec. 6 cooperative meeting of the three planning commissions for the tri-communities of Van Buren Township, Sumpter Township, and the city of[…]
Van Buren Township announces Tractor Supply store coming
Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara and Director of Planning and Economic Development Dan Power announced that Tractor Supply has submitted an application to build at the corner of Sumpter[…]
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