Editorial: Intense schedule set for school supt. hire
Buckle your seat belts. The ride ahead is mind-boggling, but it will be over by the end of June. At Tuesday’s school board meeting, Dr. Rod Green of the Michigan[…]
VBT coal tar workshop draws those who want the township ban lifted
“Simply put, the basis supporting the township’s decision to ban RTS is deeply flawed junk science – of which the township was likely unaware when it enacted its ordinance.” (RTS[…]
Local LWV unit sets June 16 as date for Van Buren Twp. forum
After a meeting on Saturday to discuss setting the date of the local candidate forums for the August primary elections, the Belleville-area unit of the League of Women Voters announced[…]
BHS Productions presents ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’
Belleville High School Productions will present the musical “Willie Wonka” in six shows starting April 15, 16, 17 and concluding April 22 and 23 at the BHS Auditorium. Two presentations[…]
Chris Hamm receives plaque, badge to honor late husband
Chris Hamm received a plaque and the fire fighter’s badge of her late husband, Sumpter Trustee William Hamm, at the March 22 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees.[…]
Court Watching: John Robertson bound over on charge of stealing car in Sumpter
John Curtis Robertson, 24, has been bound over to circuit court for an April 6 arraignment on the information for allegedly driving off in his co-worker’s car without permission and[…]
Clarification: Higher MERS bill in Sumpter Twp. was for retirements in 1997
On Page 10 in the March 31 issue of the Independent, we quoted Sumpter Township Financial Director Jim Glahn, CPA, on the budgets under discussion. The General Fund did well,[…]
Nicholas Eller selected to attend Congress of Future Science Leaders
Nicholas Eller of Sumpter Township, a junior at Arbor Prepatory High School, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, Massachusetts, June 29-July 1.[…]
Widener Collision named Riverview Business of the Year
Longtime Van Buren Township residents Mickey Widener, wife Linda, son Lee (a 1986 Belleville High School graduate) and his wife Nikki attended the City of Riverview Hall of Fame and[…]
Belleville City Council sells three old police cars to the same bidder
The city of Belleville has finally sold three old police cars – and it sold them all to the same bidder: Karen Kubit, who lives on West Wabash Street in[…]
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