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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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,[…]
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,[…]
The goats arrived on Monday, Aug. 15, to start munching away at the vegetation blocking sight of Belleville Lake at Horizon Park, just in time to clear the way for[…]
During a report to the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees at its Aug. 9 workshop, Township Manager Anthony Burdick explained the restrooms at township hall have been an ongoing problem[…]
At its regular meeting on Aug. 9, Belleville Area District Library Board president Sharon Peters thanked the community for the positive vote in the August primary election that approved its[…]