34th District Court Judge David Parrott, representing the Belleville Rotary Club, presented a 3×5’ cloth Four-Way Test banner to the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees at the board’s regular[…]
Yankee Air Museum announced on April 9 that the third-annual Wings and Wheels event at Historic Willow Run Airport, scheduled for June 14, is cancelled. The cancellation comes as Yankee[…]
Virtual meetings take a lot longer because every motion has to be voted on in a roll-call vote to make sure everyone is participating. On Monday, April 13, we had[…]
At the end of an hour-long discussion during a zoom teleconference on April 13, the Belleville City Council voted unanimously to table a proposal to opt out of the Emergency[…]
The City of Belleville has received several donations of disposable and reusable masks and will be making them available to city residents between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday,[…]
There’s a new, all-weather paper box in front of the Independent office at 152 Main St. in downtown Belleville. On Monday, Advertising Director Bob Mytych put the box in place[…]
The Van Buren Public School Board of Education received a long report Monday on how the district is complying with state rules on teaching students at home so it can[…]
At its regular meeting on March 11, Van Buren Township Planning Commission members briefly discussed proposed zoning amendments to Local Commercial zoning regulations. Although the wording in the present zoning[…]
The movie “A Nightmare on Haunted Hill” is streaming on line for families who have to Stay Home, Stay Safe. Families are invited to watch it without charge. The movie[…]
At the April 13 virtual meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education, Owen teacher Kathy Courter presented a list of students to be honored for Music in[…]