Sharon Claytor Peters of Van Buren Township has been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Early Childhood Investment Corporation executive committee. “I am really thrilled to be back engaged[…]
On July 15, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. proclaimed National Atomic Veterans Day as July 16, 2021. On June 8, 2017, the Michigan Senate passed a resolution recognizing July 16,[…]
Belleville City Manager/Police Chief Dave Robinson told members of the Downtown Development Authority that since the Independent put the proposal to use goats to trim the banks along Belleville Lake[…]
On Monday, Aug. 9, at about 5:35 p.m., the Belleville Police Department was dispatched to a residence on Menlo Park on a report of a breaking and entering that had[…]
Jonathon Glenn Wilson, now aged 36, called the Independent last week to report that in 2018 a Wayne County Circuit Court jury found him not guilty of three first-degree criminal[…]
Among the two-dozen people appointed to the Task Force on Juvenile Justice Reform by Governor Gretchen Whitmer was Everette L. Robbins, II, chief of police and director of public safety[…]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointment of Eric Doeh of Belleville to the Mental Health Diversion Council. Doeh is the interim president and CEO of Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network.[…]
The Belleville High School Class of 1970 finally celebrated its 50th reunion starting off the weekend with a tour of the high school on Friday, Aug. 6. Then there was[…]
The Van Buren Public Schools Education Foundation has set a Sunset Celebration fund raiser in the form of Casino Night on Saturday, Sept. 18, at The Garage, 44850 N. I-94[…]
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 4422 in Taylor is planning a craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16, and is seeking craft vendors. The[…]