Editorial: Local newspaper important to lives of our residents
Readers have been walking around town searching in business after business for last week’s paper. The papers were gone from our newspaper box in front of our office and gone[…]
Bryon Kelley named to VBT Board of Trustees to fill vacant seat
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees held a special, one-hour meeting on Jan. 10 to interview three candidates for the trustee position left vacant by the election of Trustee[…]
VBT BZA postpones Belleville Yacht Club request for longer docks
At the end of a three-hour meeting on Jan. 10, the Van Buren Township Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously to postpone a decision on the Belleville Yacht Club’s request[…]
VBT planners postpone action on BYC docks, want better site plan
At the end of a three-and-a-half-hour meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 11, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission unanimously postponed action on the Belleville Yacht Club’s proposal to be designated as[…]
Man killed when car hit by train on Rawsonville between Willis, Bemis
An 89-year-old Sumpter Township man died when his car was hit by a train on Rawsonville Road between Willis and Bemis roads in Augusta Township at about 1:45 p.m., Wednesday,[…]
Jim Wigginton sky dives 7 continents in 6 days, 6 hours, 6 minutes
At 8:36 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, Michigan time, Jim Wigginton of Van Buren Township sent the Independent a message: “DONE. NEW WORLD RECORD: 7 jumps, all 7 continents in 6[…]
Thomas Okubo headed to state swim meet
Belleville High School swimmer Thomas Okubo qualified for the Boys Division 1 state meet on Saturday in the 100-yard Butterfly with a time of 54.59. The state meet will be[…]
Tiger Drama to present Random Acts of Theater on Friday, Saturday
Tiger Drama will present the second-annual “Random Acts of Theater: A Night of Student-Directed Scenes” at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, and Saturday, Jan. 21. Tiger Drama Director, Belleville High[…]
Editorial: Elected officials out, appointed officials in
We know you can’t force people to stay in official positions just because people in the community elected them to serve, but the whole thing gets confusing sometimes. In the[…]
City Council back to full strength with five members
On Jan. 9, at the regular meeting of the Belleville City Council, 34th District Court Judge Lisa Martin swore into office the two new councilmen appointed to fill two vacancies[…]
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