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Former Hillsdale athlete recounts 50 years of life after death
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Former Hillsdale athlete recounts 50 years of life after death

The 1969 Hillsdale College Chargers were in the thick of their football season. It was October. Playoffs would soon be approaching and with Frank “Muddy” Waters as the head coach, expectations were high. But it was in October junior defensive Michael Mills thought he’d never again see his coach, his teammates, or anyone else for...

Great Cookbooks: Fannie in the kitchen
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Great Cookbooks: Fannie in the kitchen

Every family has a handful of recipes that are more than staples: They’re family legend. Gramma’s banana bread, with a vinegar-milk mixture in place of buttermilk. Steve’s chicken chili. George Washington’s pea soup. The recipes are a weird conglomeration of your parents’ favorites: For me, that’s the stew my dad’s mom always made, a casserole...

Freshman class joins championship roster as spring season begins
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Freshman class joins championship roster as spring season begins

The Hillsdale College Chargers will kick off their spring season on Sunday, hosting Davenport University. Following a dominant 2017-2018 season that ended with a G-MAC championship, Hillsdale will look to follow up that success with more in their second year in the conference. Davenport’s fall record was 1-8, and although Hillsdale didn’t have any formal...

Hillsdale’s poverty exemptions passed by Council
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Hillsdale’s poverty exemptions passed by Council

Hillsdale City Council adopted state-mandated poverty exemption 2019 guidelines,  allowing homeowners who meet federal poverty income guidelines to receive property tax relief. “Given the makeup of Hillsdale, it’s beneficial for the people who live here,” Ward 4 Councilman Ray Briner said. “It helps a variety of people stay in their homes, and in Hillsdale.” The...