Joshua Burger wins arson conviction appeal after serving 15 months
Joshua Burger’s jury conviction for setting his own business on fire was overturned by the Michigan Court of Appeals on Feb. 25 after he already had served 15 months in[…]
McBride Middle School to present ‘Hotel Escargot’
McBride Middle School will be presenting this year’s play “Hotel Escargot” on Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20 at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, March 21 at noon. Tickets[…]
FIRST Robotics competition set this week end at BHS — but postponed
Editor’s Note: The following story ran in the March 12 Belleville-Area Independent, but on the afternoon of March 11, after the newspaper was printed, it was decided not to hold[…]
Belleville Mayor Conley to lead Council of Western Wayne in 2020
The Conference of Western Wayne (CWW), an association of 18 chief elected local officials in Michigan’s largest county, announced today that it has selected its new 2020 leadership team –[…]
On second thought, two motions actually passed in VBT
At the March 3 meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, Supervisor Kevin McNamara declared two motions as failing because the 3-2 vote did not reach the majority[…]
Strawberry Festival committee to meet Tuesday, March 17
The Belleville National Strawberry Festival committee will meet at 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, at Victory Station at Five Points in Belleville. The public is welcome to attend and offer[…]
Court Watching: Judge Parrott recuses himself from case where friends are witnesses
Matthew Mark Taylor, 26, of Sumpter Township was standing before 34th District Court Judge David Parrott on Feb. 5 for his preliminary exam on four case folders holding 11 felony[…]
Romulus names Robert J. Pfannes as interim Police Chief
The city of Romulus has sworn in Robert J. Pfannes as interim chief of the Romulus Police Department. Chief Pfannes will serve while Chief Jadie Settles is on medical leave.[…]
Tyler Elementary students’ product drive astonishes all
The student leaders at Tyler Elementary School recently decided to hold a competitive product drive to benefit the “Friday Fill-up!” program at Trinity Episcopal Church in Van Buren Township.. “Friday[…]
34th District Court Magistrate Lisa Martin laid off for budget issue
On Feb. 20 the Independent published information that the visiting judge at 34th District Court to fill in for Judge David Parrott would be without further expense. On March 4,[…]
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