Belleville SDA Church sets Vacation Bible School July 15-20
The Belleville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 89 S. Edgemont St., will hold a Vacation Bible School, “Race of Faith” from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Monday, July 15 through Saturday, July[…]
Ypsilanti man charged in drunk driving crash that killed VBT woman
Maurice Griffin, 37, of Ypsilanti has been charged with second-degree murder and drunk-driving charges in the head-on crash that killed Desiree Jones, 32, of Van Buren Township on June 6[…]
Correction: Some figures wrong in list of VBPS proposed raises
On page 3 in the June 6 edition of the Belleville-Area Independent we reported on the 43 employees, non-affiliated with unions, whose new wages would be voted on at the[…]
School board considers 43 non-affiliated salary recommendations
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education was presented with a list of 43 employees who are non-affiliated with unions, with proposals for their salary raises. Non-affiliated are those[…]
Editorial: City Charter changes made by unelected employees
The Belleville City Charter that the voters used to turn the village into a city in 1982 is being updated. It’s not being done by local residents elected for the[…]
Kukola sentenced to 63 months in prison for robbing pharmacies
Ypsilanti resident Kristopher Nicholas Kukola was sentenced last week for robbing several CVS pharmacies in Van Buren Township, Saline, and Milan, before being arrested with the help of a decoy[…]
Belleville City Council sets budget hearing for June 17
A public hearing on the proposed 2024-25 general fund budget for the city of Belleville has been set as part of the June 17 regular city council meeting. At Monday’s[…]
At-risk Sumpter woman found safe in woods after being gone 11 hrs.
Janet Lesperance, an 88-year-old woman with dementia, was last seen about 10:45 a.m. on Friday when she left her residence in the 39000 block of Willis Road in Sumpter Township[…]
Library has new room-booking service, mobile printing, homepage
Starting May 1, the new and improved events calendar and room booking service, mobile printing, and homepage were rolled out for the Belleville Area District Library. At the library board’s[…]
Driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel causing VBT accident
On Friday May 30, at 3:23 p.m., a vehicle traveling north on Haggerty Road crossed the centerline and sideswiped a vehicle going south on Haggerty. This caused the southbound vehicle[…]
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