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[…]
VBT board OKs Class C liquor license for Agave Bar and Grill
At its Nov. 7 regular meeting, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees gave local legislative approval for a new Class C quota license for on-premise alcohol consumption for El[…]
Cyclist Paige Onweller in Top 10 of Life Time Grand Prix competition
Paige Onweller, 34, who is a professional cyclist, placed seventh overall in the Life Time Big Sugar Gravel competition In Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri on Oct. 21 with a[…]
VB Public Schools board approves non-homestead millage resolution
At its regular meeting on Nov. 13, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved a non-homestead millage resolution to go on the Feb. 27 ballot. To continue to[…]
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