School Board approves resignations, new hires
At the one-hour-and-25-minute meeting on Jan. 24, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education: • Approved the resignations of teachers Marcia Newman from the ECC after four years of[…]
WWII Rosie the Riveters gather at Belleville restaurant
By Jeannette Gutierrez President, Michigan Willow Run Chapter American Rosie the Riveter Association In December, a group from the American Rosie the Riveter Association (ARRA), including six real World War[…]
Belleville refunds $308,080.10 to school district for water bill overcharges
The Belleville City Council approved paying $308,080.10 to the Van Buren Public Schools as reimbursement for overcharges on its water bills from 2016 to 2020. At Monday’s regular meeting of[…]
VBT board approves intersection study at Belleville/Tyler roads
“It’s long overdue,” said Van Buren Township Trustee Kevin Martin, noting he’s been working for four years to get left-turn arrows at the Belleville Road / Tyler Road intersection. His[…]
Van Buren Township to distribute free COVID-19 tests
Van Buren Township will distribute hundreds of free COVID-19 at-home antigen test kits to residents beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 11, and continue until they run out. This[…]
Van Buren Twp. Trustee Don Boynton lists 14 newly hired employees
At the regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees on Feb. 1, Trustee Don Boynton read a list of the township’s new hires as provided by Human[…]
Editorial: Thank you for all your support
We at the Independent are very grateful for all the donations from our readers to help keep our newspaper up and running during these hard times. January and February are[…]
VBT police investigate shooting of 19-year-old Sumpter Twp. male
Van Buren Township police are investigating the shooting of a 19-year-old Sumpter Township male in the Walmart parking lot just before midnight on Wednesday, Jan. 26. VBT Police Lt. Charles[…]
108-year-old farmhouse burns in Sumpter Township
A farmhouse built in 1913 on Haggerty Road just south of Harris Road in Sumpter Township was the scene of a fire at 6 p.m., Jan. 26. Sumpter Fire Chief[…]
Correction: Belleville Fire Chief Loranger earned $10,223.67
The listing for Belleville Fire Chief Brian Loranger was not included in the City of Belleville salary list published on page three of last week’s Independent. The total compensation amount[…]
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