On Saturday, Nov. 1, the Belleville High School Football Booster Club will hold its second-annual booster club scrap metal drive with drop-off hours between noon and 6 p.m. All scrap-metal[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Karin LaMothe, executive assistant to Van Buren Township Supervisor Linda Combs, has resigned – again. “I submitted my resignation on Oct. 13. In accordance[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At the end of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission meeting on Oct. 22, the Independent asked for an update on the pending Menard’s[…]
“Historically, Van Buren Township Police and Fire Departments have increased personnel staffing on Halloween evening when our communities’ children are out and about Trick or Treating, said VBT Public Safety[…]
A man was run over on Rawsonville Road last Thursday night (Oct. 23) and is in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in a medically induced coma until he is stabilized. A[…]
Mother and daughter teachers Tonya and Stacy Porzondek were recently sponsored by Waste Management to attend the Michigan Alliance of Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) Fall Conference at the MDNR[…]
Van Buren Township Police are seeking information from the public about the disappearance of a 15-year-old female from Kirkridge Park subdivision. In a news release, Lt. Ken Floro said Turiahna[…]
The University of Michigan’s full women’s rowing team will take part in the Michigan Classic on Friday, Nov. 7, on Belleville Lake. On Oct. 26, U-M was part of a[…]
Today, Thursday, Oct. 23, is the last day United Parcel Service Delivery Driver Lee Click will be delivering packages to businesses and individuals in Belleville, north of I-94. Click retires[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Steve Tibble, a regional official of Insurance Auto Auction on Rawsonville Road, attended the Oct. 14 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees[…]