By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On April 2, co-defendants Dale Kenneth Phifer, 76, and his son Kirkwood Lane Phifer, 24, appeared before 34th District Court Judge Brian A. Oakley[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Bob Jacobs has been a singer, a rodeo rider and a clown, a barn builder, a horse trader, a business partner, a merchant, and[…]
On Thursday, April 3, a PBS/NPR crew from WGVU at Grand Valley State University in Allendale spent the afternoon in a log cabin home on Hull Road in Van Buren[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Scott Russell of Van Buren Township was taking his two daughters to their orthodontic appointments early Thursday morning, April 3, when they witnessed an[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter In a plea deal on Feb. 6, accused felon and habitual offender Michael Leak, 49, pled guilty to stealing a truck in Sumpter Township[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Van Buren Township residents Dale Kenneth Phifer, 76, and his son Kirkwood Lane Phifer, 24, appeared before Judge Brian Oakley at 34th District Court[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor On March 19, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Page Hood sentenced Sheldon Willie-Earl Brummette to 108 months in federal prison (9 years) plus 3[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Michael Lee Smith, Jr., 24, was arrested by Van Buren Township Police Officer Derek Perez in June of 2012 on drug charges. But, since[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor When the first witness was called for a preliminary exam for Steven Von Shields, 40, on his charge of fleeing from police vehicles, third-degree,[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Belleville Area District Library Board had a packed meeting room for its special meeting on March 26 during which it had hoped to[…]