Bernard Belanger, a resident of Sumpter Township for five years, is the Independent’s new driver who delivers papers to pickup locations for readers on Wednesdays. He is retired after a[…]

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The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on Oct. 23 unanimously approved a resolution that it wants to keep a 15% fund balance as a goal and “just spend[…]

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“The Roys Street sidewalk has been poured,” reported Belleville Area District Library Director Mary Jo Suchy at the library board meeting on Oct. 10. “The city completed work on the[…]

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The Belleville High School Varsity Boys’ Football team as of Friday overall had 9 wins and no losses with 7-0 in the league. The playoff games begin at 7 p.m.[…]

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The “Holiday Book Fest” is set to begin on Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Belleville Area District Library, 167 Fourth St. A members-only preview sale will take place 11 a.m.[…]

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Quote was $94,900, Leanna was present Sumpter Township contractor and resident Eric Partridge said the quote the township board approved for his work on the fence and sign for Martinsville[…]

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The city of Belleville is among the 47 villages and small cities with populations less than 10,000 to receive road funding grands awarded the the Community Service Infrastructure Fund Category[…]

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All five seats on the Belleville City Council are up for election on the Nov. 7 General Election ballot. Ken Voigt has filed for mayor, Jeremiah Beebe and Julie Kissel[…]

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By Elaine Gutierrez Belleville Area Council for the Arts It was the best year ever for the Belleville Area Council for the Arts at its 14th-annual Community Art Show on[…]

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Howard Puchalsky, a Van Buren Township wood carver, presented a bald eagle he had carved to Belleville Area Independent Editor Rosemary Otzman at the end of contest awards at the[…]

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