This year’s Hillsdale County Fair will have a concert for the first time in three years and also feature a new competition: KOI Drag Racing. From Sept. 22 – 28, Fair Manager Lori Hull said she anticipates 75,000 – 100,000 people will make their way through more than 200 vendors at the 169th annual county...
55 Below brings new underground bar, patio to downtown Hillsdale
College students over the age of 21 can teak a break from the monotony of a studious Thursday evening with “college nights” at the new downtown bar, 55 Below. Although the temperature may be cool, bartender Derek ‘Spit-fire’ Haddix heats things up when the crowd gets too rowdy. Haddix gained his nickname from an attention-grabbing...
Winter cornhole league at 55 Below to begin Oct. 3
People are driving from Indiana, Ohio, and all over Michigan to downtown Hillsdale for one thing: cornhole. 55 Below will be hosting a cornhole league this fall. The league will take place every Thursday night at 7 p.m. starting on Oct. 3. Registration is open until Sept. 30 and is $50 per person. The league...
City Council approves ‘consent agreement’ to demolish structure on Westwood Street
The Hillsdale City Council voted 7-0 to approve an order of public nuisance and demolition of 65 and 65 1/2 Westwood St. in a public hearing on Sept. 16. Last month, the council passed a resolution declaring the structure a public nuisance and gave owner Marvin Salyer 30 days to take care of the issue...
Hillsdale Garden Club looks over history after 90 years of serving community
On Sept. 12, the Hillsdale Garden Club celebrated its 90th anniversary in Markel Auditorium. Tables loaded with delicious treats and a commemorative cake stood in the lobby, and ladies in pink sweaters milled around with cups of lemonade, laughing and chatting away. Peggy Lopresto, president of the club, and member Louise Worms said that the...