Sumpter board hires Rick Brown as full-time fire chief at $58,240
Acting Fire Chief Rick Brown was promoted to full-time fire chief by the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees at its June 22 zoom meeting. Chief Brown will be paid $58,240[…]
VBT planners approve temporary permit for corn maze
Van Buren Township Planning Commissioner Jeff Jahr said extending temporary uses is turning them into permanent uses and the commission has to come up with best practices to handle this[…]
Keystone Academy Board reelects Vesta Losen as president
At its annual meeting held May 13 in person the Keystone Academy Board of Directors reelected Vesta Losen as board president, effective immediately. The board’s newest member Steven Harsant was[…]
VBT police make arrests in two violent incidents on Thursday, June 24
Van Buren Township Police arrested two of three suspects in the area of Quirk and Tyler roads as they were fleeing following a home invasion just before 7 p.m. Thursday,[…]
Belleville Police investigate armed robbery of Friends carpet store
On Tuesday, June 22, around noon, an unknown male wearing a mask entered Friends Fine Floor Covering at 164 Main St. in Belleville. He came through the back door, produced[…]
Girl Scout Troop disbands, donates to fire departments
Troop 76274 has been a Girl Scout Troop since the members were in first grade at Keystone Academy. They will be entering seventh grade. They are disbanding as a troop[…]
Free summer meals for kids and teens in Rawsonville Woods
“Meet Up and Eat Up,” a program that distributes free summer meals for kids and teens each Friday in Rawsonville Woods mobile home park, started June 25 and will continue[…]
Correction: Vincent Warren didn’t apply for school board seat
A story that begins on the front page of the June 24 edition of the Independent tells some of the background of Sumpter Township’s new treasurer Vincent Warren. Among other[…]
Correction: Rick Williams didn’t trespass
A story on page 17 in the June 10 issue of the Independent mentioned that someone possibly was hunting on the former Ford property that now is township property across[…]
Sumpter Twp. Officer of the Year resigns to change careers
At the June 22 zoom meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees the board accepted the resignation, with regrets, of Police Officer Joseph Hogan effective June 25. Public Safety[…]
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