The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees at its regular meeting July 14 selected low-bidder Mr. Sealcoat to reseal and restripe four township parking lots. The lots being redone are at[…]
The following statement was released by AT&T in answer to the Independent’s questions about door-to-door sales. The newspaper has had several complaints about “fake” AT&T salesmen going door to door.[…]
On Sunday afternoon, a Memorial Service was held at the Progressive Hall at Five Points in Romulus for Timothy Forrest Graves, 22, a Belleville paid-per-call fire fighter who died June[…]
Louis Barnes of Van Buren Township said he is the one who drives the Davenport Brothers Construction flatbed truck loaded with construction equipment that regularly parks in handicapped spaces at[…]
The Nov. 3 ballot should be interesting for local voters. On Monday, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education approved going for a .5 mill renewal of the present[…]
On July 15, after 34th District Court Chief Judge Tina Brooks Green had made the decision to bind over defendant Ralph Rosas to face felony charges at circuit court, the[…]
At Monday’s regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to reduce the request for a sinking fund millage from 1.13 mills to .5 mill and[…]
The final touches are being put on the new canoe/kayak launch at Horizon Park in the city of Belleville and the launch is expected to be dedicated with fanfare during[…]
Belleville City Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Long reports that five petitions have been turned in for the two open council seats and the one mayor’s position as of the 4 p.m., Tuesday[…]
According to the July 21 meeting agenda released on July 16, Van Buren Township Supervisor Linda Combs will present proposed ballot language for the Nov. 3 election that calls for[…]