It’s time to start preparing your entries for the Community Art Show on Friday, Sept. 13, and Saturday, Sept. 14 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Father Folta building. This show,[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor The Van Buren Township Board of Trustees unanimously rescinded a moratorium on DTE Energy Smart Meters at its regular meeting on June 18. There[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Residents of Van Buren and Sumpter townships attended the formal Wayne County Board of Determination meeting June 24 to consider testimony on whether maintenance[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor and Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter It all started when Belleville Police Chief Gene Taylor found a dead horse dumped in a Sumpter Township[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Two, four-year, non-partisan seats on the Belleville City Council will be filled in the Nov. 5 election. The terms of council members Brian Blackburn[…]
By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Davenport Brothers was given approval to get started on their new strip mall project – but they are proceeding at their own risk. At[…]
By Diane Madigan Independent Court Reporter The parents of the baby who drowned in a Sumpter Township swimming pool last summer have been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Wayne[…]
Shhh! A surprise concert is set for 2 p.m., June 30, at the Belleville First United Methodist Church to honor Ruth Pollard — and you are invited. Ruth is being[…]
One person and one reporter showed up for the June 17 public hearing on the proposed 2013-14 budget for the Van Buren Public Schools, that is expected to be adopted[…]
A special meeting of the Belleville City Council has been set for 6 p.m., Monday, June 24, to consider and pass updated zoning ordinances and the ClearZoning digital version of[…]