CIA/Air America pilot to present ‘Last Plane Out of Cambodia’
Former Air America pilot Capt. Neil Hansen began his aviation career in Detroit as a pilot for Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa. He later spent more than a decade in Southeast[…]
Treasury: Scammers using fake letters in collections scam
Michigan taxpayers with past-due tax debts should be aware of an aggressive scam that’s making the rounds through the U.S. Postal Service, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury (Treasury).[…]
Visteon opens new engineering center in Queretaro, Mexico
Visteon, a supplier of digital automotive dashboard electronics, has opened a newly constructed engineering center in Querétaro, Mexico. Reflecting a multi-million-dollar investment, the new engineering center is said to complement[…]
SEMCOG appoints Lothringer to economic development task force
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) has announced the appointment of Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Assistant Director Lisa Lothringer to the SEMCOG Planning and Economic Development[…]
LARA suspends builder licenses of jailed VBT business owner Holder
Michigan Licensing and Regulatory Affairs’ (LARA) Bureau of Construction Codes last March issued an Order of Summary Suspension of the builder salesperson license of Bruce Charles Holder in Fenton, under[…]
Court Watching: Sumpter man serving time in federal prison for distributing fentanyl
Demetre Maurice Brown-Lovelace, 29, of Sumpter Township and Noelle Tufts, 24, of Ironton, Ohio, were both sentenced to federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge David L. Bunning on Aug.[…]
Court Watching: Zackary Middleton bound over on OWIs, police officer assaults
Zackary Lynn Middleton, 25, of Sumpter Township waived his preliminary exam on Jan. 8 in 34th District Court and was bound over by Chief Judge Brian A. Oakley to the[…]
Editorial: We want to thank our supporters for keeping us going
On Jan. 9 we are having a celebration at our offices on Main Street to mark completion of 25 years of publication of the Independent – and the start of[…]
Belleville to hire city manager, police chief
Belleville Police Chief Hal Berriman is retiring from his part-time position on Jan. 31 and City Manager Diana Kollmeyer is leaving her full-time position on Feb. 2. The city council[…]
Soft opening of new library in downtown Belleville delayed to Monday, Feb. 24
Mary Jo Suchy, director of the Belleville Area District Library, announced the soft opening of the new library in downtown Belleville has been delayed from the originally announced date of[…]
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