Mulberry Lane, a home décor shop in downtown Hillsdale known for its antiques, country style, and variety of loose-leaf tea, is closing its doors Saturday with a blowout sale. “The city will lose some of its color,” junior Sarah Albers said of the store’s closing. Store owner Marlene Miller decided to close the shop so...
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January 29, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Suicide Prevention Coalition holds first meeting
After a spike in foreclosures around 2007, the city of Hillsdale witnessed an increase in suicides that the community now seeks to reduce through the new Hillsdale Suicide Prevention Coalition. According to County Commissioner Ruth Brown, Hillsdale needs the group due to a “very bad suicide rate.” “We never had a really bad history of...
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January 29, 2015July 12, 2022City News
County commissioners review annual reports
The Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility announced it will “lose money again this year” at Tuesday’s Hillsdale County Commissioner’s meeting as part of a series of annual reports given by community administrators regarding the county’s health. Denise Baker, Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility administrator, updated the board on the facility’s situation. She said the facility...
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January 29, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Hillsdale convict escapes jail: Girlfriend harbors him in her home
Erin Todd Kimble, 42, escaped from Hillsdale County Jail last week with the help of his girlfriend, Kelly Barnett, 39, who harbored Kimble in her home. On Jan. 24, the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department arrested both Kimble and Barnett, extending Kimble’s sentence and possibly landing his girlfriend in a cell of her own. “[Kimble] was...
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January 29, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
More Protestants should March for Life
Every year, on or around the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, pro-life Americans descend on D.C. for the March for Life, a protest against the legalization of abortion. In 2015 alone, media reports estimate that more than 500,000 marchers were in the District. This year, for the first time in my...