Sumpter Twp. board approves paving all municipal parking lots
At its regular meeting on Aug. 13, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously to spend $241,900 in ARPA funds for Midwest Pavement of Milford to pave municipal parking[…]
Arts Council to benefit from city-wide yard sale at Victory Park
At the Aug. 12 meeting of the Belleville City Council, the Belleville Area Council for the Arts was given approval to lease spaces at Victory Park for the annual city-wide[…]
Faith Denton United Methodist Church to host ‘Paint in the Spirit’
A “Paint in the Spirit” event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Denton Faith United Methodist Church. The public is invited to paint with a Christian artist from[…]
Derek Krueger wins $1,000 in National Truck Rodeo
Derek Krueger of Belleville earned third place and a $1,000 check in the Class A Truck category of the National Truck Rodeo of the Medline fleet of tractor trailers at[…]
Jiyahna Price graduates from Bethune-Cookman with highest honors
Jiyahna Shante Price of Van Buren Township recently graduated from Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, FL. She majored in Integrated Environmental Science in the college of Science, Engineering and Mathematics[…]
St. Paul Church looking for Applefest vendors
St. Paul Lutheran Church – New Boston, is looking for craft vendors for Applefest weekend, Oct 5 and 6, 2024. If interested in renting a table and/or getting additional information,[…]
Belleville City Council decides to ‘eat’ $10 charge for bulk pickups
After a discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Belleville City Council, the council voted unanimously to “eat” the $10 charge being levied by the new pickup service for each bulk[…]
Correction: 34th District Court election is not over, it’s Patton vs. Coutts
In the printed version of the Aug. 15, 2024 issue, the Independent made a mistake in announcing Teresa Patton as the final winner of the 34th District Court judge seat[…]
Editorial: First round over in local general election selections
The primary elections whittled down the long list of candidates in Sumpter Township and for the first time in many years it looks like there will be no women or[…]
Three file for three library board seats in Nov. 5 election
Joy Cichewicz of Sumpter Township and Alma Hughes-Grubbs of Van Buren Township have filed for reelection to the Belleville Area Library Board of Directors. John Juriga of Belleville did not[…]
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