The Belleville High School men’s swim team won the Western Wayne Athletic Conference league title on Friday. These swimmers had an undefeated season in the league going 8-0 and then[…]
Larry Starks, 82, of Ypsilanti was swimming in the Belleville High School pool during Senior Aquatic Swim on Feb. 16, when he blacked out. Pool manager John Cast said Starks[…]
On the front page of the Feb. 25 Independent, it was stated that the Visteon bonds due in 2017 will be beyond the township’s ability to pay. Actually, that date[…]
Eric Luke, who was named Sumpter Township Police Chief on Feb. 23, has deep roots in the Belleville-area community. Luke, 45, grew up in Van Buren Township and graduated from[…]
Sumpter Township’s Police Captain Eric Luke has been promoted to police chief. At the regular Feb. 23 meeting of the board of trustees, Capt. Luke was unanimously named chief to[…]
State Representative Bill LaVoy, who represents Sumpter Township, was named Legislator of the Year on Feb. 24 by the Coalition to Keep Michigan Warm at an event on the lawn[…]
Jenny Struble was delighted when her book was published on her 12th birthday on Jan. 22. She will have a book signing from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday,[…]
The Belleville Downtown Development Authority sent to city council a proposal for a canoe/kayak rental business in Horizon Park, which would include a shed for the boats and equipment right[…]
On Feb. 17, after a long preliminary exam with five witnesses, 34th District Court Judge David Parrott ordered Dennis Maine, 39, bound over to circuit court for an arraignment on[…]
As part of the project to install sidewalks all the way from Tyler Road to Ecorse Road along Belleville Road, the Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority approved a proposal[…]