Results of 2020 U.S. Census shows growth for tri-community
Official results of the 2020 U.S. Census, released last week, show the following growth in population for the tri-community over the last ten years: • The city of Belleville grew[…]
Editorial: How about senior citizens getting to use the BHS pool?
Van Buren Township resident Reg Ion addressed the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education on Monday asking board members about letting the community use the facilities they paid for[…]
Teens hold candlelight vigil in memory of classmate who was murdered
On Aug. 9, a large number of students gathered at Belleville High School for a candlelight vigil in memory of their classmate Dacara Leatherberry, 14, who was murdered July 25[…]
Masks optional for VBPS students at Aug. 30 return
Masks for students will be optional when they return to school Aug. 30 in the Van Buren Public Schools. At Monday’s school board meeting, School Supt. Pete Kudlak said he[…]
VBT selects Frank Rewold & Sons as construction manager
Frank Rewold & Sons of Rochester was selected out of eight bids to be the construction manager for the new Van Buren Township community center. The VBT Board of Trustees[…]
Gov. appoints Sharon Peters to committee on early childhood education
Sharon Claytor Peters of Van Buren Township has been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Early Childhood Investment Corporation executive committee. “I am really thrilled to be back engaged[…]
President Biden proclaims National Atomic Veterans Day
On July 15, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. proclaimed National Atomic Veterans Day as July 16, 2021. On June 8, 2017, the Michigan Senate passed a resolution recognizing July 16,[…]
Belleville DDA votes to partner with city to trim Horizon Park lake bank
Belleville City Manager/Police Chief Dave Robinson told members of the Downtown Development Authority that since the Independent put the proposal to use goats to trim the banks along Belleville Lake[…]
Man apprehended after breaking into home on Menlo Park in Belleville
On Monday, Aug. 9, at about 5:35 p.m., the Belleville Police Department was dispatched to a residence on Menlo Park on a report of a breaking and entering that had[…]
Court Watching: Jury found Jonathon Wilson not guilty of six criminal sexual charges
Jonathon Glenn Wilson, now aged 36, called the Independent last week to report that in 2018 a Wayne County Circuit Court jury found him not guilty of three first-degree criminal[…]
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