COVID-19 closes down tri-community, state, nation, world
The tri-community in which we live is getting smaller by the hour due to the coronavirus – COVID-19. The schools are closed, the new library and media center are closed,[…]
Library rafters heading to the dump, if they can’t find a new home
When the late architect George Craven designed the extension of the Fred C. Fischer Library in Belleville in the 1950s, he was asked to keep the price down. And, he[…]
Belleville planners OK new site plan for 500 bl. of Main St.
A new, revised site plan for the 500 block of Main Street looks a lot different than the original plan for Belleville Main LLC approved last June by the Belleville[…]
These are the numbers of voters who cast ballots on March 10
According to the reports from tri-community clerks the following voters cast ballots in the March 10 election. • Belleville: 970 ballots were cast out of the 3,249 registered voters for[…]
Court Watching: Judge Green dismisses felony charge against Milan George
On March 11, Milan Timothy George, 28, of Northville and previously of Sumpter Township, faced charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder and domestic[…]
After 12-1/2 days open, new library closes until April 6
A Book Brigade passed the last 100 fiction books from the old Fred C. Fischer Library to the new Belleville Area District Library at noon on Leap Day, Feb. 29,[…]
Belleville puts city manager in charge of emergency decisions
The City of Belleville took all non-essential items off its agenda for Monday’s city council meeting and concentrated on an “Emergency Plan.” During an hour-long discussion, the council named interim[…]
LDFA discusses noxious landfill odors from Waste Management
At the March 11 meeting of the Van Buren Township Local Development Finance Authority, LDFA member John Delaney said he has smelled noxious odors from the Waste Management landfill as[…]
It’s time for the Census, be sure to be counted
The 2020 U.S. Census count has begun and elected officials throughout the nation are urging their populations to be counted because it will affect federal money coming to their areas[…]
Independent earns two awards in MPA Better Newspaper Contest
The Belleville-Area Independent won two awards in the 2019 Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were announced March 12. Members of the Montana Press Association reviewed 3,500 entries[…]
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