GLIAC play opens Saturday for the Charger softball team. Hillsdale will host Findlay in a doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. at Johnny Williams Field. Last year’s games against the Oilers (10-9) proved to be the nail in the coffin for Hillsdale, who, like Findlay, went 13-13 on the season in conference play. Findlay came...
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March 26, 2015July 12, 2022City News
County expects to balance $40k budget deficit
Nine departments have already put Hillsdale County almost $40,000 over budget, but this overspending will be offset later in the year by other departments spending under budget, finance manager Derek Ringman said at the Hillsdale County Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday. According to Ringman, the county has spent only 14 percent of its annual budget so far;...
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March 26, 2015July 12, 2022Features
A toast to Butters
Sitting in his office on Kendall’s fourth floor, economics professor Roger Butters grins as he shows a colleague the latest McGraw-Hill advertisement for the economics textbook he co-authored. Nearby, a large photograph on the wall reads “Government: If you think the problems we create are bad, just wait until you see our solutions.” Butters began...
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March 26, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Stop leaving your backpacks in A.J.’s
If a tornado were to tear its way through A.J.’s Café 1844 leaving dirty plates, open books, and old jackets all over, it would hardly look any different from how it does on a typical evening. Why? Because Hillsdale students have grown so comfortable with the crime-free environment that they confidently leave their personal belongings...
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March 26, 2015July 12, 2022Sports
Outdoor track ready to run
With the addition of a promising freshman class, the track team is ready to sprint into the outdoor season and improve upon their success from last year. The men’s team placed fourth overall in the GLIAC last year and the women’s team finished eighth. “Last year was our best to date in my time here,...