Belleville DDA hires Goose Control for Horizon, Village parks
Although the Belleville Downtown Development Authority’s plan had been to rehire the Goose Control business to keep Canada geese out of Horizon Park, at its meeting on Jan. 21, the[…]
Belleville City Council approves ten special events for 2026
At its regular meeting on Jan. 20, the Belleville City Council approved ten special events in the city for 2026. They are: • Tootsie Roll Drive by the Knights of[…]
Conference of Western Wayne elects officers for 2026 sessions
Canton Township supervisor Anne Marie Graham-Hudak was elected chairperson for 2026 of the Conference of Western Wayne at its Jan. 9 meeting in Westland. Circuit Court Judge Sean Cox swore[…]
City County approves permanent risers in new city hall on 3-2 vote
The council meeting room in the new city hall building at 330 Charles St. was intended to be a flex space like the library’s Cozadd Room, with the city council[…]
Ypsilanti man arraigned on 11 bench warrants for missing court dates
Jarell Deonte-Irell-Fitzjeri Seuell, 31, of Ypsilanti and formerly of Sumpter Township, was arraigned by 34th District Court Judge Teresa Patton in custody on Jan. 21 on 11 bench warrants. Five[…]
Michael Dotson re-elected chairperson of VBT LDFA for 2026
Michael Dotson was re-elected chairman of the Van Buren Township Local Development Financial Authority for 2026 at its regular meeting on Jan. 13. Re-elected as vice chairman was Pete Kudlak,[…]
Court Watching
Kaleb Augustus Chelli Kaleb Augustus Chelli of Van Buren Township was charged with domestic violence on Nov. 5 in Van Buren Township. He was scheduled for remote arraignment/pre-trial at 34th[…]
From Jan. 18, 1996 edition: 12-week, police-news black to Independent newspaper finally ends
We are looking back at the Jan. 18, 1996 edition of the Belleville-Area Independent and the big, front-page headline that reads: “VBT news blackout over.” The 12-week police news blackout[…]
Editorial: People need to hear what goes on at public meetings
One of our readers said he thought his hearing must be getting bad because he couldn’t hear what was being said at a Belleville City Council meeting because nobody else[…]
VBT data center due at planning commission in Feb.
At the end of the almost four-hour Jan. 14 regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission, it was announced that the proposed data center would be on the[…]
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