The Belleville Downtown Development Authority has approved replacing the failing bricked crosswalk on Main Street at Denton and Liberty with stamped concrete. The project, awarded to Blue Ribbon Contracting, began[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On July 24, Davon Miller, 34, was formally sentenced to 3 months in jail for possession of cocaine and $1,200 in court costs that[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mark T. Slavens has sentenced Brian Baker, 17, of Van Buren Township to up to 22 years in Jackson[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter Four women who were arrested for allegedly keeping a house of prostitution in Van Buren Township, a felony, pleaded guilty to a lesser misdemeanor[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Van Buren Township has announced that a long-planned, green-energy project at the former Visteon Village that has brought continued opposition from neighbors, has been[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor John Chapman of Sumpter Township is in the University of Michigan Burn and Trauma Unit healing from amputations of his legs after an accident[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor A highly regarded attorney, who practiced law at 35 Main Street across the street from Belleville City Hall for 20 years, has been disbarred[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter On July 11, Brian Bernard Baker ,17, of Van Buren Township accepted a plea agreement that could keep him in prison for the next[…]
Van Buren Township has announced that a long-planned, green-energy project at the former Visteon Village that has brought continued opposition from neighbors, has been cancelled at the developer’s request. On[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor After about an hour of discussion at its July 11 meeting, the Belleville Planning Commission granted final site plan approval to the Davenport Brothers’[…]