A fire engine from Sumpter Township, a 3,000-gallon tanker from the City of Belleville, and two fire engines from Ypsilanti Township helped Van Buren Township fire department extinguish a blaze[…]
Van Buren Township fire fighters responded to a significant house fire in the 13000 block of Country Walk on July 1 at 12:35 a.m. Fire Chief Dan Besson said they[…]
The second-annual DUO (Do Unto Others) 5K & Family Field Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tulip Tree Picnic Area of Lower Huron Metropark,[…]
The Independent sent out questionnaires to the 16 candidates for Sumpter Township elective offices so they could tell their stories in advance of the Aug. 2 Primary Election. Fifteen are[…]
The Independent sent out questionnaires to candidates for Van Buren Township elective offices so they could tell their stories in advance of the Aug. 2 Primary Election. All 12 are[…]
On June 27, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to support a two-mill property tax for six years on the Nov. 8 general election, to earn[…]
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously June 27 to support the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) question of 2 mills for 6 years being[…]
The Keystone Academy board of directors voted unanimously June 23 to defend its students’ privacy and defend local control over operations of the school specifically on transgender issues. Board members[…]
Bradley J. Manley made his second trip to the Belleville City Council on June 20 to get approval for a water show/craft fair/boat show/car show/motorcycle show that he wants to[…]
Michigan Area Bishop Deborah L. Kiesey has appointed the Reverend Harris Mannah Dunn as the new pastor of Denton Faith United Methodist Church, Belleville, effective July 1. Rev. Dunn was[…]