Lori Day, Geof Bush to speak on WWII at Yankee Air Museum
On Wednesday, Sept. 6, join Yankee Air Museum members Lori Day and Geof Bush as they share their May 2023 adventures retracing the route of the final decisive battles of[…]
NTSB releases preliminary report on Aug. 13 MiG crash
Location: Belleville, MI Accident Number: CEN23FA361 Date & Time: Aug. 13, 2023, 15:15 Local Registration: N23UB Aircraft: Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-23UB Injuries: 2 Minor Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation[…]
Wreaths Across America invites all Americans to wave the Flag on Sept. 12
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine –– On Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, between 9-10 a.m. ET, national nonprofit Wreaths Across America is calling for the nation to join them in flag-waving to remind[…]
Sumpter board approves putting up larger warning signs at pond
At the two-hour-and-13-minute meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees on Aug. 22, the board voted unanimously to increase the size of the “Swim at your own risk” signs[…]
Editorial: Bob Mytych was our special person
He was here at the Independent for more than 20 years – and then last weekend we got word he was suddenly gone. We are truly going to miss this[…]
Court Watching: Palacios-Sanchez bound over in deaths of 2 women in Sumpter
David Armando Palacios-Sanchez, 44, of Detroit waived his preliminary exam in 34th District Court on Aug. 9 so Chief Judge Brian A. Oakley bound him over for trial in Wayne[…]
VBT divers recover canopy, seat from Russian MiG that crashed
The Van Buren Public Safety Search & Recovery Team Dive Team recovered one canopy and a seat from the bottom of Belleville Lake the day after the crash. They continued[…]
Belleville City Council approves Fleet Management proposal
Acting City Manager Steve Jones proposed Fleet Management units for five Department of Public Works vehicles at the Aug. 21 city council meeting, and DPW Director Rick Rutherford said this[…]
Belleville DDA considers paid parking for city’s N. Liberty lot
At its regular meeting on Aug. 15, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority discussed putting arms on the North Liberty Street public parking lot to change it into paid parking during[…]
MDOT holds session at BHS to tell community about I-94 changes
Michele Mueller of the Michigan Department of Transportation was among those taking part in a public open house at the Belleville High School cafeteria on Aug. 15 to discuss the[…]
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