Three generations of mothers and daughters are twins in a local family. Although many think twins skip a generation, that’s not the case in this family. Catarina Nickole Gasser grew[…]
Christopher Lee Piggott Christopher Lee Piggott of Hazel Park and previously of Van Buren Township was charged with failure to register as a sex offender on March 30 in Van[…]
(Published on the front page of the first edition of the Belleville-Area Independent on Jan. 5, 1995) The mission of the Belleville-Area Independent is to be among the highest-regarded community[…]
Now we are into 2025 and can look forward to what the new year may bring to the tri-communities of Belleville, Van Buren and Sumpter. In Belleville, officials are planning[…]
By Ania Felder Independent Special Writer De Anne Dubin, Belleville High School class of 1995, recently finished a 487-mile walk in 37 days along the Camino from France to Spain.[…]
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, MI-06, announced the city of Ypsilanti was awarded $7.5 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s National Coastal Resilience Fund to restore the Huron River and[…]
Have you ever been interested in being on stage? Come check out Van Buren Community Players auditions for “Murder at the Pie Auction.” You will have fun while learning this[…]
Hussain Saleh Al-Boudy, 55, of Sumpter Township was charged with two counts of violation of technical requirements on Aug. 15 concerning his slaughter business in Sumpter Township. He was present[…]
Medina Atchinson and Luke Simon delivered 700 food items on Dec. 23 to the Emergency Food Closet at Belleville First United Church, 417 Charles St. Atchinson Ford, at 9800 Belleville[…]
Students from Tyler Elementary School were among the few in Michigan selected to bring cutting-edge and innovative technology demonstrations from their classrooms to lawmakers in Lansing. The 23rd-annual AT&T/MACUL Student[…]