Editorial: Holidays bring change to Independent deadlines, deliveries
We always deliver a day early during Thanksgiving week, since our regular Thursday delivery would be on the holiday. And, that means we have an early deadline of Monday noon,[…]
Belleville hires Melissa Frierson of VBT as new DPS Director
Melissa Frierson of Van Buren Township has been hired as the new Director of Public Service for the city of Belleville. At the Nov. 12 meeting of the commission, city[…]
Keystone Academy swears in Dare as new school board member
Christina Dare of Sumpter Township was sworn in for a three-year term on the Keystone Academy Board of Directors at its regular meeting on Nov. 14. The term expires in[…]
BHS Tiger Drama presents ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ Nov. 21-23
The dark comedy classic “Arsenic and Old Lace” will be presented by Belleville High School Tiger Drama at the Belleville High School Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.;[…]
2024 Scarecrow Contest winners listed at Nov. 12 city council meeting
At the Nov. 12 meeting of the Belleville City Council, the following winners of the 2024 Scarecrow Contest were presented in a list without comment as part of the consent[…]
Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts pack 240 lunch bags for Hope Clinic
Girl Scout Troops 78163 and 76729 and Cub Scout Troop 793 decorated and packed 240 lunch bags for Hope Clinic on Nov. 12 at Belleville First United Methodist Church. Before[…]
Parents, student tells school board about varsity bowling coaches
After waiting patiently for an hour and a half to speak as the school board meeting progressed, three members of the audience got up to talk to the Van Buren[…]
Check bounces at Hayward’s, customer bound over to circuit ct.
After a preliminary exam before 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley on Nov. 13, Diamond Kapri Guinn, 31, of Van Buren Township was bound over to Third Circuit Court[…]
Help the city of Belleville rewrite its Master Plan
Residents of the city of Belleville, those who work in the city, and those with interest in the city are asked to share their information and ideas to help with[…]
Belleville planners move forward to rewrite city Master Plan
The Nov. 14 meeting of the Belleville Planning Commission started off as a non-meeting, without a quorum. Assistant City Manager Steve Jones advised the four members present that they could[…]
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