Belleville News

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Having grown up in the community and having been graduated from Belleville High School 26 years ago, Steve Henry thinks he's got a pretty good handle on community issues, both inside and outside the Van Buren school district.

A Dearborn topless bar that served a man shots and beers until he passed out and vomited has admitted liability for the death the man caused in a subsequent car wreck.

When Robert and Donna Zarb traded in their 2005 recreational vehicle for a newer model last year, they said Walt Michal's RV Superstore in Belleville promised to pay off the loan on their old RV.

The Plymouth Salvation Army is changing its approach to the holidays, dropping its Adopt-a-Family program and shifting its focus to what officials hope will be a more equitable Christmas for the families they serve.

While everyone was losing money in the stock market, Adam Jasinski was getting his feet wet in the world of drug dealing.

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The Secretary of State West Wayne County PLUS Office at 44948 Ford Road in Canton Township will be closed October 19-22 as it moves to a new location.

At Monday's Belleville City Council meeting, Mayor Richard Smith made three appointments to open seats on boards and commissions.

The Belleville-Area Independent received four awards in the 2009 Better Newspaper Contest put on by the Michigan Press Association.

The telephone lines at Belleville City Hall lit up with complaints on Monday afternoon, after the DPW cut off all water service to the whole city as part of the Main Street water line project.

Area residents looking to renew driver's licenses or register their vehicles may face a delay at the Canton Township Secretary of State office this month.

Some local animal lovers are banking on the generosity and compassion of the public to help pay the medical bills of a 2-year-old Siberian husky who is undergoing orthopedic surgery today for injuries he received when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver last week.

After last weeks "letters to the editor", I had to write in. This recall effort has been ongoing for the last couple of months, and while I largely ignore the efforts of the recallers efforts to get me to sign or attend a meeting supporting them, I had enough of the one sided coverage your paper has provided.

Somewhere, deep inside an old area cemetery, is the grave of a self-proclaimed, practicing witch.

School board members in Elk Rapids narrowed the field of candidates for superintendent to five.

Belleville Fire Chief Darwin Loyer is switching fire chief hats to become the new fire chief of Van Buren Township.

The 3/50 Project has caught the imagination of local businesses and shoppers in Belleville and they hope it will infuse new spending into the local economy.

A man accused of conspiring to hijack a truck in Ypsilanti with $175,000 in cigarettes has pleaded guilty.

As members of the Van Buren Recall Committee work to gather signatures, another group has started up to support the elected officials there.

Robert Whittenberg told Circuit Judge John McBain on Thursday he had gone along with two other guys to invade 12 homes in five counties beginning in October.