Glenn Silvenis earns RE/MAX Circle of Legends Award
Glenn Silvenis of RE/MAX Crossroads in Belleville has received the RE/MAX Circle of Legends Award which honors highly successful agents, based on sales volume and having completed 10 years of[…]
Belleville woman charged in deaths of two workers on I-94
Ryann Danielle Musselman, 29, of Belleville was arraigned Nov. 9 in Washtenaw County 14A-2 District Court on two felony counts of operating while intoxicated causing death. She is accused of[…]
Elizabeth Chalupka a delegate to Congress of Future Medical Leaders
Elizabeth Chalupka of Sumpter Township, a senior at Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders on June 25-26, 2021. The Congress is an[…]
Republican Tim Bowman elected supervisor in Sumpter Township
Republican Tim Bowman was elected supervisor of Sumpter Township according to unofficial results of the Nov. 3 General Election. Re-elected Clerk was Esther Hurst, a Democrat; and elected Treasurer was[…]
Editorial: VBT solves ballot jam at Precinct 6 with little fuss
A reader called the Independent on Election Day to tell us the voting machine at Belleville High School stopped working that morning and the VBT clerk’s office was alerted. Deputy[…]
Banners honor veterans
On Oct. 28, volunteers hung banners of local veterans on light poles in the City of Belleville. A crew of seven volunteers hung 62 banners in three hours time along[…]
VBT Planners send new Master Plan to township board for OK
After a half-hour, Zoom meeting on Oct. 28, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission voted unanimously to send the new Land Use Master Plan on to the township board with[…]
Sumpter board approves second amendment to Moose land contract
At the Sumpter Township Board of Trustee’s Oct. 27 meeting, township attorney Rob Young asked the board to add a last-minute item to the agenda. He said he knew the[…]
VBT DDA approves Reopening Policy, Fee Schedule for building
At its 59-minute Zoom meeting on Oct. 27, the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority board unanimously adopted a COVID-19 Pandemic Reopening Policy and then set a policy for building[…]
Belleville City Council sends proposed use agreement to attorney
An agreement for use of the Fourth Street Square for outside dining for Egan’s Pub customers and other businesses until Sept. 21, 2024 has been sent to the Belleville city[…]
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