Joseph Cory Johnson Joseph Cory Johnson, 32, of Sumpter Township was arraigned on Aug. 20 on charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less murder (strangulation) and[…]

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Construction progresses on the new Tractor Supply store on the southeast corner of Sumpter and Hull roads in Van Buren Township, across Hull from the township firehall. The 22,407-square-foot building[…]

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In the Oct. 23 issue we corrected a headline from the Oct. 16 Independent that said damage was done to a yard by a truck. But the yard only got[…]

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People attending the Oct. 2 State of the Tri-Communities Breakfast watched the five speakers and their videos and slides in Van Buren Township’s Black Box Theater before convening to the[…]

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Work is under way at the Stellantis mega-warehouse site owned by Willow Run Airport on Ecorse Road between Beck and Denton roads. The 2.1 million square foot building is being[…]

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On Oct. 23, State Sen. Darrin Camilleri of Trenton sent out a joint news release with other Democrats, including Reps. Peter Herzberg of Westland, Reggie Miller of Van Buren Township,[…]

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We were disappointed to see at Monday’s Belleville City Council meeting that the city again had ignored its promise to award prizes in its scarecrow contest. Last year, it was[…]

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We’ve been asked to clarify the damage done at the front of a home after a resident filed an official complaint to police about the drift race track in their[…]

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The annual scarecrow contest by the city of Belleville invited the public to create scarecrows on the city’s wooden frames and to enter them into the contest by Sept. 30.[…]

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A jury trial on charges of second-degree murder and felony firearm has been scheduled for March 2 for David Paul McPherson of Sumpter Township for the death of his live-in[…]

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