VBT planners grant final approval for Zippy Auto Wash project
At its regular meeting on Dec. 13, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission granted final site plan approval for Zippy Auto Wash at 11600 Belleville Rd., on the west side[…]
McBride TerrorBytes rank ninth in state championship match
McBride First Tech Challenge Team 14670 robotics team ranked ninth in its division at the First in Michigan State Championship recently at the Macomb Community College Sports and Expo Center.[…]
Correction: Tammy Dohring is deputy director at Van Buren Township
On page 15 in the Dec. 14 edition of the Independent, we identified Tammy Dohring with the wrong title. She is Deputy Director of Community Services for Van Buren Township.[…]
Correction: Bethany Bible Church Christmas Concert is Dec. 16, 17
In a letter to the editor on page 5 and in the Things to Do column on page 14 in the Dec. 14 edition of the Independent, a mistake was[…]
Editorial: Tri-community commissions compare plans
There were about 30 people present at the Dec. 6 cooperative meeting of the three planning commissions for the tri-communities of Van Buren Township, Sumpter Township, and the city of[…]
Van Buren Township announces Tractor Supply store coming
Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara and Director of Planning and Economic Development Dan Power announced that Tractor Supply has submitted an application to build at the corner of Sumpter[…]
Chamber of Commerce announces Winter Fest’s Soup Crawl Winners
The Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2023 Winter Fest Soup Crawl. Eight restaurants participated and more than 130 “judges” participated in the event that Clement[…]
Volunteers needed to help place wreaths at Romulus cemetery
The Romulus Veterans of Foreign Wars announced volunteers are still needed for the annual Wreaths Across America project at noon this Saturday, Dec. 16, at Romulus Memorial Cemetery. The City[…]
Sumpter Twp. board meets in closed-door session on Dec. 6
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees met in a special closed-door session on Dec. 6. The only business item on the agenda was the closed session to consider the township[…]
FIRST LEGO League Challenge invades McBride Middle School
Thirty-four elementary and middle school teams descended on McBride Middle School on Saturday, Dec. 2, to compete in the Belleville FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Challenge Qualifier Event. The Belleville FLL[…]
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