Van Buren Township Deputy Police Chief Joshua Monte provides a summary of an involved incident that began with many 911 calls reporting shots fired. One neighbor told the Independent he[…]
At a two-minute special meeting at 6:30 p.m., June 19, the Belleville City Council took a roll-call vote unanimously approving the signing of a severance agreement that had already been[…]
A tavern for parents to sit in and drink hard cider, craft beer, and wine while they watch their children play nearby is the vision Scott DeBuck described to the[…]
After 50 minutes of hearing the details of the amended budgets for the 2024-25 fiscal year and the proposed budgets for the 2025-26 school year, the Van Buren Public Schools[…]
Marie and Marcin Glodowski of Sumpter Township and Lauren Michaels have been named the 2024 Breeders of the Year by the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States. The RRCUS[…]
Keystone Academy recently received the $1,500 top prize of the 100 National Heritage Academies in the country for the greatest improvement in attendance over a 10-week competition. Keystone’s average daily[…]
Anjalia McGoldrick, an author with local ties, is returning to the area for a book-signing from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 15 at the Holiday Inn Express, 46194 N.[…]
Sumpter Township board members listened to a presentation by Jim Niestroy of Johnson Sign in Ypsilanti at their regular meeting June 10. Niestroy said he could work with a township[…]
Nineteen Michigan dams will receive a total of $14.9 million in newly authorized grant funding for for work ranging from dam removals to critical maintenance, including removal of two dams[…]
It wasn’t long ago that the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education was patting itself on the back for having no controversy in its meetings, although other school board[…]