The closing and demolition of Elwell Elementary School and the closing and mothballing of Haggerty Elementary are two of the recommendations that are sure to be approved by the School[…]
At Monday’s regular meeting, the Belleville City Council gave Police Chief Gene Taylor approval to obtain two free Humvee vehicles from federal surplus property. The two vehicles will be brought[…]
On Sunday, June 3, a Van Buren Township resident decided to take her friend up on an invitation to check out the new casino in Toledo. She left her Robbe[…]
Besides the local township races listed in last week’s Independent, voters will get a chance to decide other offices in the Aug. 7 Primary Election. Thirty-fourth District Court Judge Tina[…]
Reacting to wails of woe from residents targeted for costly flood insurance in the newly revised FEMA floodplain maps, on Tuesday the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved a[…]
Chris and Sandy Janowiak, co-owners of Janowiak Funeral Home in Ypsilanti, attended the Dec. 8 meeting of the Sumpter Township Planning Commission to explain their plan to open a funeral[…]
A pizza delivery man was attacked, injured, and robbed at about 11:49 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, and it turns out the robbers were inspired by a You Tube video. The[…]
The Belleville City Council unanimously approved a plan to close part of Main Street every Monday this summer between 6 and 9 p.m. for a “Cruisin’ on the Bayou” car[…]
At the June 12 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees, Supervisor Johnny Vawters issued an update on the properties that had been listed in the new FEMA floodplain[…]
Van Buren Township Police are investigating the armed robbery and assault of the owner of Dominic’s Liquor & Deli in the Haggerty Center Plaza, 9880 Haggerty Road, at about 10:56[…]