After most colleges and universities have been shut down or shifted online due to the COVID-19 outbreak, students and faculty across the country are adjusting to their new life after mandatory social-distancing. As of Saturday morning, the U.S. had more than 19,900 confirmed coronavirus cases, with at least 275 deaths. The global death toll is...
Residents of Hillsdale County will face two big issues on the March 10 ballot: the presidential primaries and a millage for the Hillsdale Intermediate School District. Interim County Clerk Michelle Loren said voters can choose to vote in either the Democratic or Republican presidential primary as well as on the millage, or on the millage...
Scott Hodshire, a former corrections officer and marine patrol deputy, is running for Hillsdale County Sheriff and said he hopes to bring back programs such as the GED and work programs for inmates. Hodshire, a lifelong resident of Hillsdale County, currently works with a management team and said that as sheriff, he wants to see...
Four first-year charter schools from all over the country opened their doors as members of Hillsdale’s Barney Charter School Initiative last year. This year, the BCSI staff continue to work with the schools to make sure they offer a good education to their students. The four new schools are Ivywood Classical Academy in Plymouth, Michigan;...
Donald Heckenlively always looked for ways to combine his career as a biologist with his interests in the arts and computers. This served him well, for instance, when he had to illustrate the mating habits of frogs for his class, much to the amusement of his students. Colleagues and students remember Heckenlively, a former biology...