The next time you request EMS service, $50 will be added to your bill. ‘It’s been three years since we’ve adjusted any rates,? said Steve Ronk, Independence Township fire chief. ‘Blue Cross Blue Shield and the insurance companies adjust their rates every year.? With the rising cost of fuel as well as operating cost, Ronk […]
Last year, Independence Township Senior Center vehicles drove 63,141 miles, transporting nearly 7,500 senior citizens and people with handicaps to physician appointments, dialysis treatments, grocery stores, and elsewhere. This Sunday, locals can help them stay on the road at the second annaul Bucks for Buses at Fountains Golf and Banquet Center. Dr. Michael Baker, M.D., […]
Independence Township Fire Department, and 15 other departments in the Southeast Michigan region will be able to communicate through video conferencing. ‘This was truly a regional application for a grant. There were 16 departments that put in for this as a regional training group and that’s how we got it, we were included with a […]
First in a series of articles about the proposed “open space” millage, set for a November vote. For opponents of November’s open-space millage proposal, it’s not the principle, it’s the money. ‘Our issue is pure and simple ? in difficult economical times, it is fundamentally wrong to ask our neighbors to pay for this additional […]
Local singer and song writer Beth Stalker has been keeping busy this summer performing all around the area. She has performed in Independence Township twice in one week, including both Hamlin Pub and Fountain’s ‘Shotmakers Lounge.? Since her debut on American Idol last year, Stalker says her ‘AI? credentials have definitely helped her get more […]
Residents may be relying on private plows this winter, as Clarskton City Council considers privatizing snow services. To save money, City Council members Chuck Inhabnit and Kristy Ottman have considered privatizing Department of Public Works for several months. ‘With these trying times, it would be irresponsible for us not to look at privatizing as a […]
Independence and Springfield townships are joining forces to take advantage of a new state grant. Gov. Jennifer Granholm offers $25,000 grants for Centers for Regional Excellence to encourage municipalities to work together, save money, and be more efficient and effective. Municipalities do not have to match the funds. “We already do in a lot of […]
Rick and Sandy Kolano were absolutely shocked when their son Bryon came home in 10th grade and told them he wanted to go to West Point. ‘We looked at him like ‘what??? said Sandy. ‘We couldn’t believe that was what he wanted to do, there was no one in our family who was currently active […]
While Team RUSH tested their engineering skills of duct tape and cardboard boats at the Rush Regatta last Saturday, some came out victorious captians of the water, while others were swallowed in defeat by the crashing waves. ‘We were hoping to raise $500,000 and instead we raised $600,000,? said Kyle Hughes, club advisor. Troy Hughes […]
What does an 84 year-old man do after he has sailed around the world twice, raised six kids, and worked for General Motors for 30 years? He buys a motorcycle. ‘I got bored, sitting on my butt. I haven’t played golf in three years,? said Charles Wallace, Springfield Township resident. ‘I used to play six […]