The person who fills the position of Hillsdale city clerk and treasurer should be paid $18,000 more than they currently are, according to local accountant Greg Bailey. Bailey, of Bailey, Hodshire & Company, delivered a report to the Hillsdale City Council Monday in which he recommended that the clerk/treasurer compensation should be $26,000. It’s currently...
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February 23, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Rose pleads guilty to drunk driving
Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities Director Rickie J. Rose pleaded guilty to one count of driving with a high blood alcohol content (over .17 percent) this week, on the condition that days he will spend in treatment will count for jail time. Rose was arrested for drunk driving after crashing into a tree in Reading,...
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February 23, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Dial-A-Ride celebrates 40 years: Hillsdale appreciates transportation service since 1975
Faculty and staff gathered at the Dial-A-Ride facility Tuesday to celebrate its 40th year serving the Hillsdale community. Hillsdale bus service Dial-A-Ride transports people to various destinations with a single phone call. It was the 13th such service to start in Michigan through a federal grant written by past Hillsdale Mayor Herb Hine. Dial-A-Ride has...
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February 19, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Alumna returns to Hillsdale for piano performance
From the “middle-of-nowhere” Oregon to the halls of Howard Music Hall to the stage in Rochester, New York, Hillsdale College alumna Cameron Wilkens ’09 now practices piano about forty hours every week as a professional pianist and doctoral student. She will return to Michigan this Sunday to perform a sacred and classical piano recital, showcasing...
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February 19, 2015July 12, 2022Culture
Music Honorary pick-ups
Mu Alpha, Phi Mu Alpha, and Sigma Alpha Iota recruited 27 students last semester. Mu Alpha added five new members during the fall semester, all who are from the sophomore class: Matthew Hoenig, Matthew Bellinger, Michael Zabik, Randall Rush, and Nick Baldwin. This is only the second semester Mu Alpha has done fall recruitment, so...