Sumpter selects new township manager on split 5-2 board vote
After three special meetings to interview candidates for the open township manager position, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees selected Ken Marten on a 5-2 vote. This was at the[…]
Belleville planners meet police officer who does ordinance enforcement
Belleville Police Officer Jeff Gueli met with the Belleville Planning Commission at its regular meeting March 13 to explain what work he is doing in ordinance enforcement. Officer Gueli said[…]
More looking back: 30 years ago, this is what was happening in the tri-community
We are celebrating completion of our 30th year of publication by printing stories from our earliest issues to show what was happening in Belleville, Van Buren, and Sumpter. In our[…]
VB School Board may purchase new server to avoid 25% tariff
A special meeting of the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education was set for 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, to buy an internet server that was expected to go[…]
VBT planners wrestle with new ordinance on Battery Energy Storage
The Van Buren Township Planning Commission discussed for an hour at its March 12 meeting a draft ordinance to control Battery Energy Storage Systems. The state recently passed Public Act[…]
Court Watching
Sifuentes Noe Uribe Sifuentes Noe Uribe, 35, of Van Buren Township was charged with home invasion second degree and unlawful driving away of an auto on Feb. 15 in the[…]
Editorial: We are going to miss Jerry McKelvey
Gerald McKelvey, who was part of the Belleville-Area Independent since its start, died over the weekend in hospice care at the VA Hospital in Ann Arbor. Jerry was one of[…]
FIRST in MI Robotics competition is Wed.-Sat. at BHS
One of the FIRST in Michigan Robotics district competitions in the state is set for Wednesday through Saturday, March 12-15, at Belleville High School. Entry is free and the public[…]
VBT approves tearing down former Leggs Lounge
At its regular meeting on March 4, the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees hired Falcon Demolition LLC for the low bid of $49,900 to demolish the former Leggs Lounge[…]
City of Belleville changes hours city hall is open to the public
On Friday, March 7, Belleville City Manager Jason Smith announced that city hall would have new hours for serving the public. “To align with our union contracts, effective Monday [March[…]
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