Letter: Breaking the Silence in Sumpter Twp: Part II
To the editor, The letter I wrote in last week’s Independent is very clear why I am now breaking my silence about Sumpter Township PD. I think readers whether from[…]
VBT Board approves change of Iron Belle Trail on east end
The Iron Belle Trail route has been changed on the east end of Van Buren Township and it will now go straight down East Huron River Drive from the City[…]
VBT Board to get feasibility study quotes on recreation center
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees has been talking about building a recreation center for several months and at the June 3 work/study meeting it informally agreed to getting[…]
VFW, PLAV served as Grand Marshals in Sumpter parade
Sumpter Township Parks & Recreation proudly honored the VFW Post 4434 and the PLAV Post 167 as Grand Marshals for the 2019 Sumpter Country Festival Parade on May 25. VFW[…]
Sumpter Boy Scout tells township board about his Eagle Project
Lifelong Sumpter Township resident Lucas Snook is an Eagle Scout candidate from Boy Scout Troop 243 in Ypsilanti and he needs help with his project that he wants to complete[…]
Ashley Hood, Donald Pranger wed
Ashley Hood and Donald Michael Pranger of Ypsilanti Township were married June 6 in Ypsilanti. The bride, a 2014 graduate of John Glenn High School in Westland, is the daughter[…]
Belleville Area Woman’s Club gives out four scholarships
At the June 3 meeting of the Belleville Area Woman’s Club, Janet Millard, chairperson of the Scholarship Committee, introduced to club members the 2019 Belleville High School Scholarship recipients. Each[…]
Gov. Whitmer appoints Doyle Goble to state board for builders
On June 7, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed William Doyle Goble of Belleville to the Residential Builders’ and Maintenance and Alteration Contractors’ Board. Goble is a business representative for Michigan[…]
School Board ratifies contracts with VBASA, Food Service workers
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education ratified two union contracts with employees at its regular meeting May 28. Human Resources Director Abdul Madyun explained the Van Buren Administrators[…]
Van Buren School Board gets details of union negotiations
At Monday’s meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, Human Resources Director Abdul Madyun gave a presentation on what is being offered to the VBEST and Secretaries[…]
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