Belleville to hire city manager, police chief
Belleville Police Chief Hal Berriman is retiring from his part-time position on Jan. 31 and City Manager Diana Kollmeyer is leaving her full-time position on Feb. 2. The city council[…]
Soft opening of new library in downtown Belleville delayed to Monday, Feb. 24
Mary Jo Suchy, director of the Belleville Area District Library, announced the soft opening of the new library in downtown Belleville has been delayed from the originally announced date of[…]
Chase Alan Basham of Sumpter pleads guilty to eight porch theft charges
34th District Court Chief Judge Brian A. Oakley approved a plea deal that dismissed half of the charges against Chase Alan Basham, 36, of Sumpter Township in exchange for guilty[…]
River of Life church to share celebration with the public Jan. 10-12
The River of Life Church, which moved in September from 870 Savage Rd. in Van Buren Township into a huge facility at 16650 Sumpter Rd. that needed lots of tender[…]
Friends of Library to hold annual business meeting on Jan. 11
The Friends of the Belleville Area District Library will hold their monthly board meeting at 10 a.m. Jan. 11, in the program room of the Fred C. Fischer Library, followed[…]
Belleville Community Chorus to begin spring rehearsals on Jan. 13
The Belleville Community Chorus will begin rehearsals for its spring concert season at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 13, at First United Methodist Church, 417 Charles St., Belleville. This is the[…]
Editorial: We’ve completed 25 years of bringing local news to you
Jan. 5, 1995 was the day we first published the Belleville-Area Independent and distributed it, free of charge, to readers in the tri-community. We have just completed 25 years. We[…]
Chase Basham of Sumpter Township charged as VBT porch thief
Chase Alan Basham, 36, of Sumpter Township was arraigned on Dec. 22 through the 34th District Court in Romulus on 16 misdemeanor counts after he was arrested for being a[…]
15th-annual Shop With a Hero held at Meijer in Van Buren Township
On Dec. 17, Van Buren Township Public Safety Department presented the 15th-annual Shop with a Hero event at the Meijer store on Belleville Road. VBT Each year, Officer Ryan Bidwell[…]
Court Watching: James Lang, 55, awaits jury trial on threats to kill judges, VBT police
James Bernard Lang, 55, of Van Buren Township, is in the Wayne County Jail awaiting a Feb. 5 jury trial before Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Kelly Ramsey on a[…]
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