District Library board approves new library logo, OKs art pieces
A 40-pound, 4’x8’ wrapped canvas painted in the style of Jackson Pollack will be hung on hooks on a white wall across from the Atchinson sign in the atrium of[…]
VBT approves $150,000 for new museum addition
A plan to construct a glass enclosure to connect the separate Belleville Area Museum and the decommissioned Van Buren Fire Station #1 in the city of Belleville was approved on[…]
School Board agrees it’s too early for sinking fund renewal election
At the March 22 regular meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, the first in-person meeting for several months, the board informally decided that this November was[…]
Roy Mandeville found dead in shelter in the woods
Roy Mandeville, 60, a local homeless man who lived in a makeshift shelter in the woods behind the Water Works Auto Wash at 300 Sumpter Rd., was found dead in[…]
Judge Green counsels neighbors to get along on Fret Road in VBT
On March 5, 34th District Court Judge Tina Brooks Green presided over a bench trial and found Jerold McDaniel, 71, of Van Buren Township, not guilty of the misdemeanor charge[…]
Mayor Conley answers question on marijuana industry in the city
“How is the marijuana district going to affect us?” asked Jennifer Winter at the regular Feb. 17 meeting of the Belleville Downtown Development Authority via Zoom. “I’m a little skeptical[…]
Yankee Air Museum honors Rosie, names B-25 ‘Rosie’s Reply’
By Dave Callanan Air Fleet PR Executive Yankee Air Museum Yankee Air Museum announced on March 21 that it is christening its B-25 Bomber “Rosie’s Reply” in its continuing mission[…]
Belleville DDA postpones donation for Belleville Lake Fest
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority decided to put a request from Belleville Lake Fest for a $2,000 donation on the agenda of the DDA’s next meeting on April 21. At[…]
Vote via Twitter in contest to get Independent digitized
The Belleville Area District Library has been selected as one of four finalists for the Digital Michigan Newspaper grant through the Clarke Historical Library of Central Michigan University. The grant[…]
Airport officials give report on upgrades at Willow Run Airport
Chad Newton, who has been Chief Executive Officer of Wayne County Airport Authority for three years, was among those giving a report on Willow Run Airport to the Van Buren[…]
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