The Hillsdale Police Department expects to add two new Ford Explorers to its fleet, according to Hillsdale Police and Fire Chief Scott Hephner. The city has ordered two 2022 Ford Explorers, one for detectives and one for patrolling, Hephner said. The detective unit will be unmarked, while the patrol car will be marked and come...
The Hillsdale City Council appointed a county commissioner to the Tax Increment Finance Authority and announced a large land deal at its Tuesday, Jan. 18 meeting. TIFA is a city board committed to creating economic opportunity, providing support for small businesses, and preserving property values in the community, according to Mayor Adam Stockford. Mary Wolfram...
Hillsdale County will be split into two different state Senate districts under a plan approved by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission on Dec. 28. On the new map, Hillsdale and Jonesville are in district 16 and Allen and Reading are in district 17. The new maps enacted by the commission give Democrats a chance...
A motion hearing in the case of Dylan Lee Jones, accused of a fatal August hit-and-run, was delayed until Jan. 27 after Circuit Court Judge Sara Lisznyai rescheduled the hearing. Kimm Burger, defense attorney for the 24-year-old Jones, said the motion hearing was supposed to decide whether a witness would be allowed to testify in...
Helping Hands Pregnancy Resource Center is debt-free for the first time in its history after community members paid off the nonprofit’s mortgage, according to a press release. The group raised $54,200 from more than 130 individual donors during the Hillsdale County Community Foundation’s annual Great Give, an end-of-year fundraiser for local nonprofits, which they held...