Sumpter board denies private family cemetery on Karr Rd.
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to deny a request for a special land use for a private, family cemetery at 21232 Karr Rd. The board followed the[…]
Angelo Reese, Georgia Waldroop win scholarships
Angelo Reese is a recipient of a $750 academic scholarship presented by the Belleville Fire Auxiliary. He graduated from Summit Academy North in 2022 and will be attending Mid-Michigan College[…]
Derek Krueger of Belleville wins $1,500 as Class A truck driver
Derek Krueger of Belleville won a $1,500 award for first prize in Class A Truck Driving at the Medline Midwest Regional Rodeo. Mike Piotrowski of McHenry, IL won first prize[…]
Van Buren Township hires Nicole Gerhart for Director of Recreation
Nicole Gerhart was hired as Van Buren Township’s Director of Recreation at the township board’s regular meeting on June 4. Human Resources Director Nicole Sumpter told the board that Gerhart[…]
Court Watching
Chance Joseph Bonam Chance Joseph Bonam, 28, of Inkster, is charged with unlawful imprisonment, two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder/strangulation, and domestic[…]
‘Belleville: Then & Now’ presented at museum at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 20
Nikki Pickeral, library assistant at the Belleville Area District Library, will present “Belleville: Then & Now” at 6 p.m., Thursday, June 20, at the Belleville Area Museum, 405 Main St.[…]
Belleville SDA Church sets Vacation Bible School July 15-20
The Belleville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 89 S. Edgemont St., will hold a Vacation Bible School, “Race of Faith” from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday, July 15 through Saturday, July[…]
Ypsilanti man charged in drunk driving crash that killed VBT woman
Maurice Griffin, 37, of Ypsilanti has been charged with second-degree murder and drunk-driving charges in the head-on crash that killed Desiree Jones, 32, of Van Buren Township on June 6[…]
Correction: Some figures wrong in list of VBPS proposed raises
On page 3 in the June 6 edition of the Belleville-Area Independent we reported on the 43 employees, non-affiliated with unions, whose new wages would be voted on at the[…]
School board considers 43 non-affiliated salary recommendations
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education was presented with a list of 43 employees who are non-affiliated with unions, with proposals for their salary raises. Non-affiliated are those[…]
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