School Board agrees to seek volunteers
After again hearing from parents who were begging the School Board to get help for Kindergarten teachers, on Monday the board voted unanimously to set up a committee to figure[…]
Two angels get together to help homeless in Cass Corridor
Last Thursday, Jon Bane, age 9, presented a check and cash totaling $352 to Helen Louise Fincher at the hair salon she runs in Belleville. He also presented a hand-made[…]
City Council OKs contract with VBT
In a special meeting on Monday, that lasted two minutes, the Belleville City Council unanimously approved a one-year agreement with Van Buren Township for dispatch and lock-up services. “This way[…]
Belleville DDA considers $40,000 sign
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority is looking into what it would take to turn one of Chesley Odom’s dreams into reality. In the spring of 2001, acclaimed local designer Chesley[…]
Sumpter Board approves Nasser’s gas pumps
Sumpter Board OKs gas tanks for Nasser’s market on Sumpter Rd. By Bob Mytych Independent At its final meeting of the year, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees approved a[…]
New Tech high school planned inside BHS
By Jacquelyn Garner Independent Special Writer A New Tech High School, that has been under study since July, came a step closer to implementation at the Dec. 14 meeting of the[…]
School Board dissolves two jobs, gives $20,000 raise
The Communications Office and the job of the Assistant Transportation Supervisor were eliminated at the Dec. 14 meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, putting Paul Henning[…]
Water service shut off, extension of completion date rile city residents
The telephone lines at Belleville City Hall lit up with complaints on Monday afternoon, after the DPW cut off all water service to the whole city (except Victoria Commons) as[…]
Independent wins four Michigan Press Assoc. awards in 2009 contest
The Belleville-Area Independent received four awards in the 2009 Better Newspaper Contest put on by the Michigan Press Association. Contest awards are being announced during National Newspaper Week, which began Oct.[…]
Mayor Smith appoints Fitch, Cameron, Dillon to open positions
At Monday’s Belleville City Council meeting, Mayor Richard Smith made three appointments to open seats on boards and commissions. He still has several more openings to fill and continues[…]
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