The John A. Halter Shooting Sports Center will hold a Veterans Day Open House Saturday, Nov. 10. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to the public. “It’s the first time we’ve done something like this,” project manager for marketing accounts Joshua Liebhauser said. “We’re just trying to find...
Category: City of Hillsdale
Midterm elections turn the Mitten State purple
Some of Michigan’s top governmental positions went blue after years of Republican control in a high-stakes midterm election Tuesday. Gretchen Whitmer will be the first Democrat to take the Michigan Governor’s office in the past eight years after she defeated Republican attorney general Bill Schuette in the race for governor. “I guess we’re going to...
Taxes threaten future of historic Fisk house
An increase in property taxes could cause Coldwater’s historic Fisk House, home to Blue Hat Coffee, to close within the next year, according to Blue Hat owner Phillip Jewell. Jewell, who owns the property and runs the business with his wife, Catherine, said he is currently exploring his options to get the taxes reduced with...
‘It’s the People’ sign installed
“It’s the People” is back in Hillsdale. Due to the work of Ted Jansen, who started a campaign in September to bring a modernized variation of the old City of Hillsdale welcome signs, a new sign welcoming visitors to Hillsdale sits outside the Frank Beck Chevrolet on West Carleton Road. Jansen, along with the help...
Council addresses construction concerns as winter approaches
Hillsdale residents are concerned about the state of construction projects with winter just around the corner. Monday’s City Council meeting caused heated debate surrounding hot-button topics such as sign ordinances, street construction, and the potential effects of marijuana legalization. During the meeting, some Hillsdale residents expressed concern that the roads under construction around the city...