Deadline for veterans’ banners in Belleville extended through September
At the Sept. 18 meeting of the Belleville City Council, Mayor Pro Tem Ken Voigt announced that they have only 11 veterans for the annual flying of veterans’ banners in[…]
Art Walk in Belleville led by DIA docent
Detroit Institute of Arts docent Elena Nuno led two separate groups of people around the Inside/Out exhibits throughout the city of Belleville on Sept. 16 as part of the Belleville[…]
Editorial: Local residents going crazy over AT&T excuses
AT&T telephone land lines haven’t been working in this area since Aug. 24, the day we had a big storm. Yesterday, a resident came into our office to announce –[…]
VBT police arrest man with shotgun, drugs
Joshua Michael Emery, a 44-year-old male from Battle Creek, was video-arraigned on five charges while in custody in a hospital bed on Sept. 8 by 34th District Court Judge Lisa[…]
Warthogs, Gardner White team up to help Belleville FD
Ray Martin, the vice president of Victoria Commons Homeowners Association, is also president of the Washtenaw County Warthogs, a motorcycle club of first responders who raise funds to support public[…]
Republic Waste sells Belleville trash pickup contract to Priority-1
At the Sept, 5 meeting of the Belleville City Council, DPW Director Rick Rutherford announced that he got a call on Sept. 1 from Republic Waste announcing that it had[…]
City Council approves taking $3.5M road project to voters
The Belleville City Council voted unanimously at its Sept. 5 meeting to take the question of whether to levy less than one mill for 15 years to bond for $3.5[…]
Correction: Kelly McWilliams wasn’t at that subcommittee meeting
On page three of the Aug. 24 edition of the Independent, we referred to Belleville DDA vice-chairperson Kelly McWilliams, who is a member of the subcommittee that suggested paid parking[…]
VBT Supervisor: We’re handling crazy things happening every day
At the beginning of the Sept. 5 regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, Supervisor Kevin McNamara said he felt like he should bring up something about[…]
Order of Eastern Star #73 celebrates 133rd birthday
On Sept. 6, Belleville Chapter #73, Order of the Eastern Star celebrated its 133rd birthday with OES brothers, sisters, family and friends. They enjoyed a pot luck dinner, topping it[…]
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