The League of Women Voters of Northwest Wayne County is sponsoring public candidates forums for those seeking election for the positions of Sumpter Township Clerk, Treasurer and Trustee in the[…]
Three seats on the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education are to be filled in the Nov. 6 General Election. Candidates who wish to run for the four-year positions[…]
Nine Democrats are competing for three seats on the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees in the Aug. 6 primary election. The positions were appointed, after the deaths of Treasurer Alan[…]
Glenn Silvenis, a veteran Associate Broker, was nationally recognized in the 13th-annual REAL Trends “The Thousand,” as published in The Wall Street Journal. This survey is divided into four categories[…]
A motorcycle accident with serious injuries was reported to Van Buren Township Public Safety Department at about 1:19 a.m. Tuesday, July 10. Responding units discovered a single motorcycle accident on[…]
Arbor Brewing Company and Rave Associates Distributors announce the release of a special commemorative beer made in Ypsilanti. A Girl Named Egypt celebrates the life of 27-year-old Egypt Covington of[…]
The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved the fourth amendment to the Great Lakes Water Authority water service contract at its regular meeting Jan. 9. The action renewed the[…]
Changes to the contract accepted in May for the seawall repairs along Doane’s Landing in the City of Belleville are holding up the project. At the regular city council meeting[…]
At the July 10 Sumpter Township board meeting, resident Mary Ban endorsed the recent letters to the editor in the Independent published by Richard Smith and Donna Collins regarding the[…]
An emergency blood shortage is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an urgent call for eligible donors of all blood types – especially type O – to give now[…]