BHS Athletics Hall of Fame celebrates two years
On Feb. 11, during half time at the Belleville High School basketball game, the BHS Athletic Department celebrated both the 2020 and 2021 inductees into the Belleville Athletics Hall of[…]
Editorial: Emergency scanner reveals the ups and downs of our area
On Tuesday morning, the Belleville Fire Department was called to 451 W. Columbia Ave. for a fire alarm at the school district’s new Early Childhood Development Center. It turns out[…]
Police: 2 Tyler students taken from school by mother’s ex-boyfriend
On Feb. 16 at about 9:34 a.m., Van Buren Township police officers were dispatched to Tyler Elementary School to investigate a possible kidnapping/child abduction. Van Buren Township Police Chief Jason[…]
No injuries reported in police car-school bus crash on Belleville Road
A Van Buren Public Schools school bus was rear-ended by a Van Buren Township police car just before 7 a.m. on southbound Belleville Road on the bridge over I-94. Damage[…]
VBT board approves Supervisor McNamara’s reappointments to DDA
At the Feb. 15 meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees the board approved Supervisor Kevin McNamara’s three reappointments to the Downtown Development Authority, with terms to expire[…]
Clarification: Sumpter vote
On page 3 of the Feb. 17 Independent, we reported that Sumpter Township Trustee Peggy Morgan voted “no” on the Feb. 8 motion to have the county look into a[…]
City DDA denies chamber request for free police, fire, DPW
On Feb. 16, the Belleville Downtown Development Authority was about to approve the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce request for a $2,000 grant for marketing of the Belleville Lake Fest,[…]
School district nurse nominated for National LifeChanger of the Year
Van Buren Public Schools nurse Dionisia Munoz has been nominated for the 2021-22 national LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation, LifeChanger of the Year[…]
VBT DDA hires Anthony Costantino to remove, replace banners
Anthony Costantino of C2A Enterprises LLC has been selected to do the removal and replacement of banners three times a year on 72 light poles in the streetscape along Belleville[…]
District Library Board hears report on new date for elegant donor party
The elegant party to honor those who donated extra funds to the construction of the Belleville Area District Library has been postponed until April 29, to allow time for all[…]
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