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...
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,...
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...
Scientists believe they may have finally penetrated the mystique of the chimera. On Jan. 26, a collaborative research group from Spain and the U.S. reported the success of a four-year project: human cells growing alongside pig cells in a pig embryo. Scientists hope that a pig-human chimera will serve as a vehicle for organ-harvesting. Every...
Fans will watch the Charger softball team compete this season in the comfort of a new stadium, which will include new bleachers and a press box. Construction of the new stadium will be completed in various phases, according to Director of Athletics Don Brubacher. He hopes to move from one phase to the next as...