Chris Hamm receives plaque, badge to honor late husband
Chris Hamm received a plaque and the fire fighter’s badge of her late husband, Sumpter Trustee William Hamm, at the March 22 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees.[…]
Court Watching: John Robertson bound over on charge of stealing car in Sumpter
John Curtis Robertson, 24, has been bound over to circuit court for an April 6 arraignment on the information for allegedly driving off in his co-worker’s car without permission and[…]
Clarification: Higher MERS bill in Sumpter Twp. was for retirements in 1997
On Page 10 in the March 31 issue of the Independent, we quoted Sumpter Township Financial Director Jim Glahn, CPA, on the budgets under discussion. The General Fund did well,[…]
Nicholas Eller selected to attend Congress of Future Science Leaders
Nicholas Eller of Sumpter Township, a junior at Arbor Prepatory High School, is a delegate to the Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders in Lowell, Massachusetts, June 29-July 1.[…]
Widener Collision named Riverview Business of the Year
Longtime Van Buren Township residents Mickey Widener, wife Linda, son Lee (a 1986 Belleville High School graduate) and his wife Nikki attended the City of Riverview Hall of Fame and[…]
Belleville City Council sells three old police cars to the same bidder
The city of Belleville has finally sold three old police cars – and it sold them all to the same bidder: Karen Kubit, who lives on West Wabash Street in[…]
Sumpter Township invites Republic to meeting to talk about recycling
Sumpter Township has invited a representative from Republic Waste to come to its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, to talk about recycling with township residents. Republic is[…]
Steven Hudock of Huron High School: Michigan Asst. Principal of the Year
Steven P. Hudock, assistant principal of Huron High School in New Boston since 2012, has been named 2016 Assistant Principal of the Year by the Michigan Association of Secondary School[…]
Public invited to give input Monday, April 11, to school superintendent search
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education recently selected the Michigan Association of School Boards to help with conducting its search for the district’s new superintendent. Residents of the[…]
Editorial: VBT coal tar ban put under scrutiny
The head of a national group supporting the use of coal tar in driveway sealing said she will be at today’s 7 p.m. meeting in Van Buren Township. The township[…]
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