The Van Buren Public Schools district has begun a search for a new finance director, following the resignation of Shareen Barker who has been in that position for four years.[…]
The Belleville Area Lions Club will be presenting information on pediatric cancer at its regular meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Ted Scott Campus of Wayne County Community[…]
A man was shot in the chest in the parking lot outside the Van Buren Township Walmart store just before 10 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, and the suspected shooter is[…]
Mary Talaga retired Jan. 18 after serving 57 years as an elementary school crossing guard at the corner of East Huron River Drive and Edgemont. She’s helped thousands of children[…]
The Belleville City Council chambers were filled with well-wishers and family members on Monday when the council honored Mary Talaga with a plaque and other awards. Talaga has retired as[…]
The awards in the 2018 Michigan Press Association Better Newspaper Contest were released late last Thursday. The Belleville-Area Independent received four awards in the Class C category, which is for[…]
Sumpter Township Police Officer George Gabriel Salajan, 29, has been charged with operating a motor vehicle with a bodily alcohol content of .17 or more, which is considered “super drunk”[…]
On Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31, Huron Township Public Safety Director Everette Robbins called the Independent to say it was irresponsible for the Independent to print a rumor concerning his department[…]
Longtime resident of Belleville, Phyllis Maurine McMullan-Hancotte turned 101 years old on Feb. 4. She was born to Henry and Zora (Soop) McMullan of Denton Road. Later she and her[…]
At its regular meeting on Jan. 22, the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority agreed to transfer another $180,000 from its fund balance for a splash pad and associated amenities[…]