At the Aug. 22 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, Karitha Hanible announced that the Sumpter Progressive Civic League distributed more than 120 backpacks filled with school supplies[…]
Because of incorrect information given to the Independent, on page 7 in last week’s edition, we printed wrong information on the Belleville High School Class of 1957’s 60th reunion. It[…]
A free Septic System Maintenance Workshop will be held from 6 to 8 pm. on Thursday, Sept. 14, in the Otisville Sheldon Room at the Van Buren Township Hall, 46425[…]
A non-binding agreement for towing services with J&T Crova Towing of Belleville and Great Lakes Towing of Van Buren Township was approved by the VBT Board of Trustees at its[…]
Senators Hopgood, Bieda, Gregory, Conyers, Warren, Young, Hertel, Schmidt, Johnson and Ananich offered the following resolution: Senate Resolution No. 72. A resolution recognizing July 16, 2017, as National Atomic Veterans[…]
Chris Madigan, a graduate student who has been serving as an intern in the Van Buren Township Building and Planning Department, gave a presentation on short-term rentals to the VBT[…]
Melvin Butzin of Sumpter Township pled guilty to domestic violence-1st and the other charge was dismissed in a plea deal accepted by 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley on[…]
Jackie Ray Bowers, 47, was due for his preliminary exam on Aug. 16 at 34th District Court before Judge David Parrott, but the charge against Bowers was dismissed after a[…]
Canton Center Road is closed between Michigan Avenue and Geddes Road until November for pavement reconstruction of the roadway. Wayne County workers began the work on Aug. 21. Besides pavement,[…]
Former Van Buren Township Supervisor Paul White, now a trustee, said he was shocked to learn that the box lunches he was told Supervisor Kevin McNamara bought were actually paid[…]