Roy Mandeville found dead in shelter in the woods
Roy Mandeville, 60, a local homeless man who lived in a makeshift shelter in the woods behind the Water Works Auto Wash at 300 Sumpter Rd., was found dead in[…]
Judge Green counsels neighbors to get along on Fret Road in VBT
On March 5, 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green presided over a bench trial and found Jerold McDaniel, 71, of Van Buren Township, not guilty of the misdemeanor charge[…]
Mayor Conley answers question on marijuana industry in the city
“How is the marijuana district going to affect us?” asked Jennifer Winter at the regular Feb. 17 meeting of the Belleville Downtown Development Authority via Zoom. “I’m a little skeptical[…]
Yankee Air Museum honors Rosie, names B-25 ‘Rosie’s Reply’
By Dave Callanan Air Fleet PR Executive Yankee Air Museum Yankee Air Museum announced on March 21 that it is christening its B-25 Bomber “Rosie’s Reply” in its continuing mission[…]
Belleville DDA postpones donation for Belleville Lake Fest
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority decided to put a request from Belleville Lake Fest for a $2,000 donation on the agenda of the DDA’s next meeting on April 21. At[…]
Vote via Twitter in contest to get Independent digitized
The Belleville Area District Library has been selected as one of four finalists for the Digital Michigan Newspaper grant through the Clarke Historical Library of Central Michigan University. The grant[…]
Airport officials give report on upgrades at Willow Run Airport
Chad Newton, who has been Chief Executive Officer of Wayne County Airport Authority for three years, was among those giving a report on Willow Run Airport to the Van Buren[…]
Editorial: This is national Sunshine Week
Sunshine Week is March 14-20. The week has been celebrated each spring since 2005 when it was started by the American Society of News Editors, now the News Leaders Association.[…]
Belleville to consider keeping police chief as city manager, too
After a discussion on how to move forward in selecting a new city manager from the 19 remaining candidates, the Belleville City Council agreed to have Mayor Kerreen Conley and[…]
President signs HB1 and sends huge checks to tri-community
With the stroke of President Joe Biden’s pen on the $1.9 trillion economic stimulus House Bill 1 on Thursday, communities across the country were designated for big checks with little[…]
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