Brad Traskos of Sumpter Township, who is a retired Van Buren Township fire chief, came to the Aug. 7 Belleville City Council meeting to enthusiastically tell council members about his[…]
Officers and detectives with the Van Buren Township Police Department worked throughout the weekend inside Van Buren Estates mobile home park, actively investigating the fatal shooting that occurred on the[…]
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees on Aug. 1 voted unanimously to spend $59,800 to clear some trees from its property at the northwest corner of Belleville and Tyler[…]
By Bob Mytych Belleville-Area Independent The 25th-anniversary-edition of the Thunder Over Michigan Air Show comes to Willow Run Airport this week end with two drive-in and park shows on Saturday,[…]
At its 35-minute regular meeting on Aug. 7, a bare quorum of the Belleville City Council gave a nod to a pay increase to lure new experienced police officers and[…]
Alan Maki, a 1968 graduate of Belleville High School and 2000 inductee in the BHS Distinguished Graduate Hall of Fame, stars in his third feature-length movie titled “Fly Old Bird:[…]
On Saturday, July 29, at 8:34 a.m. a fire was reported at 14712 Haggerty Rd. Van Buren Township Deputy Fire Chief / Fire Marshal Andrew Lenaghan said the fire started[…]
The applications process is now open for positions on the Wayne County Youth Council during the 2023-24 school year. As many as 30 members will be appointed to the youth[…]
The Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan (WIN) announces the release of a comprehensive Michigan Workforce Career and Resource Guide. This tool is designed to enable individuals and workforce providers[…]
After a lively discussion at its regular meeting on July 25, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees tabled a decision on whether or not to ban swimming at Sherwood Pond.[…]