Van Buren Township residents may soon see speed limits decrease on gravel roads following a resolution passed by the Board of Trustees at their Aug. 18 regular meeting. This resolution[…]
Belleville will soon have a full-service grocery store after the city’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) finalized the sale of the property at 458 Main St. to Sunset Holding for $725,000[…]
By Dave Merchant Special to the Independent At 12 years old, Belleville resident Jackson Rosiek has become quite an expert in attending football camps to better his skills. He is[…]
I have been sorting through all the files and drawers in the office I work from that used to be where former editor Rosemary Otzman sat. There are old papers,[…]
When Danielle Whitehead decided to do archival research about Black farmers in the greater Belleville area, she was shocked to find that there was next to nothing in the Belleville[…]
Staffing concerns dominated much of the discussion at the regular meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees on Aug. 11. The first four items on the agenda dealt with[…]
The newly drafted Lakefront Ordinance was brought before the Belleville City Council at its regular meeting on Aug. 17. This ordinance will require property owners along the lake to display[…]
Following a 4-1 vote by the Belleville City Council, Brady Peck officially stepped into the role of City Manager on July 20, after serving as Washtenaw County’s Director of Operations.[…]
A new paint job for the iconic alligator on the roof of the former Bayou Grill at 404 Main St. in Belleville honors the heritage of the building’s new owners[…]
The sound of warm laughter and energetic discussions heard from the second floor of the Belleville Area District Library on the last Thursday of every month belongs to the African[…]