District Library Building Committee looking for corporate finances
The building committee of the Belleville Area District Library Board is looking at ways to get large corporations to donate to its library building fund. Following the 3 to 1[…]
Court Watching: Ralph Rosas’ bond upped to $750,000, jury trial set for Oct. 5
Ralph Rosas, 28, of Saginaw who is in jail awaiting trial for his part in the Sumpter Township roller rink stabbing and gunplay on Halloween, stood before Wayne County Circuit[…]
Shannon Melcher in Thailand for 4 weeks to help dogs, elephants
This summer, Shannon Melcher, 21, of Belleville, spent four weeks in Thailand helping animals and learning hands-on what it’s like to be a veterinarian. Traveling with the Boston-based Loop Abroad,[…]
VBT Board votes 6-1 to seek 6.5 mills for public safety
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved, on a 6-1 vote, putting a 6.5 mill public safety question before voters at the Nov. 3 election. It would run for[…]
Drunk driver T-bones frozen gelato truck
At about 4:40 a.m. Sunday, July 26, a drunk driver ran through a barricade on Main Street in Belleville and T-boned a frozen gelato truck, set up for the week[…]
City Council approves Battle for Belleville WWII reenactment
As part of the annual air show at Willow Run Airport, there will be a Battle for Belleville military vehicle display and World War II battle reenactment on Aug. 28[…]
New Smeart Heart Foundation to give its first scholarship
When her son was making plans to go to college, Suzanne Eidson of Van Buren Township noticed the lack of scholarships for young people with congenital heart defects, like him.[…]
Mark Burns of Belleville is World Champion Horseshoe Pitcher 2015
Mark Burns II of Belleville recently competed in Topeka, Kansas among about 1,500 of the best horseshoe pitchers from across the U.S., Canada, and other countries, and won the title[…]
‘Ride for the Red Shield’ set for Aug. 22 to benefit The Salvation Army
A “Ride for the Red Shield” will be held, rain or shine, on Saturday, Aug. 22, to benefit The Salvation Army of Plymouth and Downriver. The ride begins at The[…]
Simple, cheap to keep coal tar driveway sealers from causing cancer
By David J. Wilson, PhD Van Buren Township Recently the Independent published an article that discussed the various health and environmental hazards resulting from the use of coal tar-based driveway[…]
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