Dr. John Hermann dies in Dec. 4 crash in Van Buren Township
Dr. John Hermann, a well-known veterinarian in the tri-community, was killed Sunday, Dec. 4, in a crash in Van Buren Township. According to Van Buren Police, Hermann was headed south[…]
Bayloff delivers 15 turkeys to the Emergency Food Closet
On Friday, Nov. 18, employees from Bayloff Stamped Products at 5910 Belleville Rd., delivered 15 turkeys to the Emergency Food Closet housed at Belleville First United Methodist Church at 417[…]
Men’s Club, Savage Honor Guard give checks to VFW Post #4344
St. Anthony’s Men’s Club raised and matched money in the amount of $3,000 and presented it to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #4344 at its Nov. 28 meeting. Presenting[…]
Correction: City Councilwoman Bates didn’t have COVID
Belleville City Councilwoman Kelly Bates did not contract COVID, despite a report in a front-page story in the Dec. 8 Independent. Councilwoman Bates said she was absent from the Dec.[…]
Shawn Fix of Sumpter bound over for trial for planning to kidnap Gov.
Shawn Michael Fix, 40, of Sumpter Township is among five men bound over to Antrim County 13th Circuit Court in Bellaire, MI, for trial on state terrorism and gun charges[…]
McBride Robotics team falls prey to ‘tech gremlins’ at competition
McBride Middle School’s TerrorBytes, First Tech Challenge, team 14670, ended its matches at the First in Michigan State Championships at 20th place, out of 36 teams in their division. The[…]
Belleville City Council interviews four for council appointment
Four candidates for a vacant seat on the Belleville City Council were interviewed by the four sitting council members at a special meeting on Monday. They were interviewed in alphabetical[…]
VBT DDA holds closed-door session during special meeting Dec. 6
The Van Buren Township Downtown Development Authority held a special meeting on Dec. 6 with only one item on the agenda: a closed-door session. The Notice of the Special Meeting[…]
Student: Suspicious vehicle at bus stop at Martinsville/Burtrig
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 7:41 a.m. the Van Buren Police Department responded to a suspicious incident at the intersection of Martinsville and Burtrig, according to a department news release.[…]
Court Watching
Michael Elia Toma Michael Elia Toma, 48, of Warren turned himself in with his attorney on Dec. 5 to face charges at 34th District Court in Romulus from Sept. 17,[…]
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