By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor At a special, 41-minute meeting Jan. 28, the Belleville Area District Library Board unanimously selected the Thrun Law Firm to handle its bond and[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter After listening to the testimony of three police officers on the details of a truck theft and wild chase, 34th District Court Judge David[…]
On Jan. 23, Wayne County Commissioner Kevin M. McNamara, D-Belleville, announced his candidacy for Wayne County Executive in front of a crowd of elected officials, members of labor, business leaders,[…]
State Representative Dian Slavens, D-Canton Township, recently announced she will be filing her candidacy for the 7th District seat of the Michigan State Senate in 2014. She will be running[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Special Writer When Van Buren Township South Duty Crew fire fighters David Schuler, Elizabeth McCormick and Bruce VanGemert responded to a fire call at 16150 Bak[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Confessed armed robber Michael Earl-Chavis Lee, 28, of Lincoln Park, has accepted a plea deal that includes 8-10 years in prison plus a 2-year[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Disbarred attorney Thomas A. White, who stopped making land contract payments on his family’s home in Van Buren Township last June and was facing[…]
At about 9:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, a female was walking from the parking lot of Providence at Harbour Club apartments to her building when, she says, a black male[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Now that Van Buren Township has a 99-year lease with EQ/Wayne Disposal for the Beck Road ball fields, it was able to in turn[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A new Code of Conduct for the Fire Department was unanimously approved, without discussion, by the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees at its Jan.[…]