Month: November 2012

1958 — Hillsdale College student Thomas Neitling is found bludgeoned to death in his room above the “College Tav” (a café adjacent to campus), his broken and bloodied shotgun lying nearby. Classes ended at noon that day to allow time to travel home for Thanksgiving, but Neitling failed to show up at his 8 a.m....

The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department.   Hillsdale City Police Department Nov. 24 A 40-year-old Hillsdale man was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. 10 percent of a $2,500 bond was posted. A 43-year-old Pittsford man was arrested for driving with a suspended license....

In a Nov. 19 meeting, the Hillsdale City Council discussed taxation, utilities, and economic development plans. First, the council deliberated over how best to move forward after city voters rejected an income tax proposal. Tax revenue would have been used to fund residential road repair and maintenance. Despite the defeat, Councilperson Ruth Brown said that...

Norman James Goodwin was arrested for resisting and obstructing a firefighter and a deputy on Nov. 11. The 71-year-old man lit three separate fires over a nearly 10-mile radius, using diesel fuel as an accelerant and car tires that he found on the side of the road. He was driving around the county in a...

Elchert works for Celebrations LLC, a wedding, event and party supplier, in Hillsdale. She is also helping to organize the first annual Light Up Hillsdale Parade, which will take place Dec. 1. How did the idea for the first parade come about? [The] idea was talked around a couple years ago, and I’ve been involved...