VBT Environmental Commission meets for first time in 11 months
Norm DeBuck was reelected as chairman and Benjamin Ross as vice chairman at the Aug. 17 meeting of the Van Buren Township Environmental Commission. This was the first meeting of[…]
Man robbed a gunpoint at Red Oak Inn in Van Buren Township
A man called Van Buren Township emergency dispatch at 2:20 a.m., Aug. 16, to report he had just been robbed at gunpoint. Van Buren Township Deputy Chief Joshua Monte said[…]
Rotary holds raffle instead of Duck race due to rainstorm
Due to the inclement weather on Thursday, Aug. 18, the Belleville Rotary Club held a Rubber Duck Raffle that evening at the Taste of Belleville instead of the Duck Race.[…]
Editorial: City of Belleville to welcome new event: Tractor Parade
On Monday, Aug. 15, Brad Traskos of Sumpter Township explained to the Belleville City Council how his Belleville Harvest Tractor Parade would work on Oct. 8. Traskos, retired Van Buren[…]
Council OKs medical marijuana question for ballot
The Belleville City Council on Monday, Aug. 15, voted unanimously to place a medical marijuana question on the Nov. 8 ballot and sent the wording to the Wayne County Clerk’s[…]
Correction/Retraction
The Belleville-Area Independent does not take the position, and is not of the opinion, that Sumpter Township Supervisor Tim Bowman has used or has considered matters of race or national[…]
Keystone Academy swears in Mihaly, Kowalski as directors
Christine Mihaly and Kimberly Kowalski were sworn in for three-year terms to the Keystone Academy Board of Directors at the board’s regular meeting Aug. 11. The two had been recommended[…]
Court Watching: Westland man arraigned for torturing woman at Parkwood Apartments
Dekenta Reshard Parchman, 30, of Westland was arraigned on Aug. 9 by 34th District Court Chief Judge Brian A. Oakley on five felony charges. He allegedly tortured his ex-girlfriend for[…]
Last chance this summer to ride in ‘Hairless Joe’ at Willow Run Airport
You have one last chance this summer to take a ride in the WWII airplane, Hairless Joe, on Aug. 21 at Hangar 1 at the Willow Run Airport. The C-47,[…]
Goats arrive Aug. 15 to trim Horizon Park shoreline in Belleville
Ten goats arrived at 9 a.m., Monday, Aug. 15, to begin their two-week job of clearing the bank of Horizon Park on Belleville Lake. They are from Twin Willow Ranch,[…]
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