It wasn’t easy, but after a very long discussion on Monday and more discussion on Tuesday, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the controversial eastern route of the[…]
To Ms. Rosemary Otzman: In the April 4, 2019 edition of the Belleville-Area Independent you included a headline on your front page that stated “City of Romulus accused of stealing[…]
A memorial wall to hold the names of students who died during their school years in the Van Buren Public Schools is almost completed and the district is accepting applications[…]
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its regular meeting April 9 to have the vendor for its new audio/visual system, Elon, come talk about all the problems[…]
Community Sings with Matt Watroba returns to the Belleville-Area District Library at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 24. Join your friends and neighbors for a community sing-along hosted by WDET’s Matt[…]
Twisted Rooster will hold a clean-up event in downtown Belleville beginning at noon, Saturday, April 27, at Horizon Park. Volunteers will meet at the park and spread out throughout the[…]
Van Buren Public Schools Superintendent Pete Kudlak gave an hour-long State of the District address during the regular school board meeting on April 15. It was his first since becoming[…]
Bob Gaffka has been selling vehicles at Atchinson Ford in Van Buren Township for 31.5 years and is celebrating the sale of his 6,360th vehicle. He marked the sale of[…]
Legendary drag racer and air freight magnate Conrad “Connie” Kalitta was enshrined in the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 13. Kalitta, of Belleville, received the high honors[…]
On March 31, four suspects allegedly took $3,226 worth of computers and computer-related products from Walmart. Van Buren Township Police Lt. Charles Bazzy said the suspects put the items in[…]