Month: February 2014

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Two local men charged with four meth-related crimes

Matthew Walter Barron of Jonesville and Charles Henry Osborn of Osseo — both in their 30s — appeared before Hillsdale County District court Wednesday for a pre-trial examination after each being arraigned Monday on four charges: maintaining a drug lab involving methamphetamine, conspiracy to run a drug lab involving meth, maintaining a drug house, and...

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Energy costs increase due to state mandate

A state-mandated energy act forced Hillsdale City Council to approve the Board of Public Utilities’ recommendation to increase Hillsdale’s energy rates on Jan. 20. Passed by a 6-1 vote, the resolution allows Hillsdale to comply with Michigan Public Act 295, which requires the city to raise $240,000 for its 2014 funding. “It had to be...

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Charger Chatter: Kenzi Dickhudt

Freshman Kenzi Dickhudt is a walk-on for the Hillsdale swim team and has been swimming since she was seven years old. A native of Detroit, Mich., Dickhudt loves the strong community at Hillsdale and plans on majoring in economics. How long have you been swimming? I have been swimming since I was seven. I was...

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Music department offers off-campus opportunities

From the Howard basement to the national main stage, the Hillsdale College Department of Music connects talented students with opportunities outside the Hillsdale bubble to sharpen their abilities and compete with others in their field. Closely following his recent Hillsdale Concerto Competition win, senior Jacob Martin entered Bowling Green State University’s Double Reed Day Oboe...

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Capturing the moment

Award-winning wedding photographer Casey Fatchett ’97 came to Hillsdale to study physics, left with degrees in theatre and English, and ended up pursuing wedding photography as a career. When Fatchett graduated, he went to New York to pursue acting. But then his friends from school started getting married. “I would take my camera and shoot...