Editorial: Sumpter needs to get a handle on illegal slaughtering
We remember when Three Farmers applied for a license to turn the former dog kennel on Bemis Road into a slaughterhouse. It took them a very long time to jump[…]
VBT planners seek to keep trucks off Belleville Road
Truckers were charged with ignoring Van Buren Township’s agreement with Costco to avoid heading south on Belleville Road to I-94 and to use Ecorse Road to I-275 instead. At the[…]
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School board OKs VBEST contract after 8 months of talks
At its Aug. 26 regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a two-year contract — July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026 – with the[…]
City Council meets in special session to oppose radioactive waste
Mayor Ken Voigt called a special 6 p.m. Belleville City Council meeting for Aug. 26 to pass a resolution opposing radioactive waste scheduled to be disposed of in Wayne Disposal[…]
Belleville DDA selects low-bidder Davenport to extend city parking lot
On Aug. 21, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority selected low-bidder Davenport Construction of Belleville to tear down the buildings behind the former hardware store on Main Street and construct an[…]
VBT approves buying 14 mobile dash cameras for police cars over 5 years
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees at its regular meeting Aug. 20 unanimously approved buying 14 mobile dash cameras for police cars on a five-year contract with Motorola Solutions.[…]
VBT senior citizens say they are unhappy with changes to program
A group of a dozen senior citizens who live in Van Buren Township sat down with the Independent on Friday, Aug. 23, to tell the paper that that no one[…]
Court Watching
Mohamad Youssef-Ali Bakkar Mohamad Youssef-Ali Bakkar, 73, of Canton was charged with furnishing tobacco to a minor on July 22 in the city of Belleville. At his arraignment/pretrial at 34th[…]
City-wide yard sale on Sept. 7-8 offers $15 spaces at Victory Park
As a fund raiser, the Belleville Area Council for the Arts is leasing spaces at Victory Park for the annual city-wide yard sale, Sept. 7-8. This was approved by the[…]
Editorial: Wetlands’ appeals on VBT landfill fail
We’ve been informed the many appeals have failed and the state’s permit now stands to allow Woodland Meadows landfill in Van Buren Township to dig up the 12 acres of[…]
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