Sumpter man shot in chest, cheek in his front yard on Reed Road
On Sunday, Sept. 7, at about 11 p.m., Sumpter Township Police responded to the 46000 block of Reed on the report of a shooting. According to a posted media release,[…]
Cooper C. Mears named Semifinalist for National Merit Scholarship
Cooper C. Mears, the son of Angela and Todd Mears of Van Buren Township and a senior at Belleville High School, has been named a Semifinalist in the National Merit[…]
Broadside accident on Haggerty and Ecorse injures one
On Sept. 9 at approximately 4:30 p.m. there was a serious vehicular accident in the area of Ecorse and Haggerty roads. Van Buren Township Detective/Lt. Kenneth Floro reports a vehicle[…]
Keystone Academy has enough funding to operate until state approves budget
By Paul W. Henning Independent Editor The Keystone Academy board met on Sept. 11. Principal Jorvonna Drain welcomed everyone at the meeting and stated that the new school year opened[…]
Public comment period extended to Oct. 31 for hazardous waste license
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy’s (EGLE), Materials Management Division is extending the public comment period on the proposed hazardous waste operating license for Republic Service’s Wayne[…]
Court Watching
Nyrico Karice Hadden Nyrico Karice Hadden, 33, of Detroit is charged with carjacking and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder/strangulation on Sept. 1 in Van[…]
Belleville Planning Commission continues to work on master plan
The Belleville Planning Commission met on Sept. 11 to continue to discuss the master plan for the city with representatives from Giffels Webster of Birmingham. Andy Aamodt, senior planner with[…]
District Library approves millages for December tax bill
At its regular meeting on Sept. 9, the Belleville Area District Library board approved the resolutions authorizing voter-approved millages to be put on the December 2025 tax bill. Every year[…]
Editorial: Supervisor Bowman should watch his demeanor
By Paul W. Henning Independent Editor At the most recent Sumpter Township board meeting, it seemed that Supervisor Timothy Bowman was hostile to all of the speakers at the podium[…]
Belleville misstep sends council election into all write-in
Last October, the Belleville City Council passed a resolution to change its council odd-year elections to even-year election so it doesn’t have to pay for a stand-alone election. The city[…]
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