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Hillsdale leads the state in Platoon Leadership Class size
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Hillsdale leads the state in Platoon Leadership Class size

Hillsdale has more students training to be Marine officers than any other college or university in Michigan, according to the Marine’s Ann Arbor Officer Selection Station. The college has 10 candidates involved in Platoon Leadership Class while Michigan State University, the school with the next-highest number of candidates, has seven. The University of Michigan has...

The Death of Fantasy
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The Death of Fantasy

As humans have increasingly become entrenched in the miasma of science and realism, we have forgotten how we may be whimsical, lighthearted, and explorative. Gone are the days of running around and letting your imagination take you away to somewhere unseen even by the person standing two feet from you. Today we are told we...

Alpha Omega: A Hillsdale haven
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Alpha Omega: A Hillsdale haven

Shawn Noblit has a calm, pleasant demeanor — the type of person who puts you at ease. But she’s resolved and organized, too, and capable of taking charge. It’s the perfect combination of traits for the executive director of Hillsdale’s Alpha Omega Care Center, where a day demands everything from office management to mentoring women...

57th annual Tip-Up festival features ice fishing, euchre, and chainsaw woodcarving
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57th annual Tip-Up festival features ice fishing, euchre, and chainsaw woodcarving

OSSEO, Mich. — Even though this winter’s warm weather has left the layer on local lakes too thin for safe ice fishing, the 57th annual Tip-Up Festival still drew nearly 400 people on Sunday, the four-day event’s final day. The festival, named after a device placed on the ice of frozen lakes to catch fish,...

Project Homeless connects and aids those in need
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Project Homeless connects and aids those in need

The Hillsdale County Project Homeless Connect brought together more than 25 organizations Tuesday to provide a ‘one-stop shop’ of human services for homeless people and those in need at Hillsdale Free Methodist Church. Project Homeless Connect, sponsored by the Hillsdale County Housing Continuum of Care, has brought local non-profit organizations to one location, offering hot...