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Unsung Heroes of Hillsdale: Custodian Rick Arsenault
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Unsung Heroes of Hillsdale: Custodian Rick Arsenault

August 15, 1988. Without hesitation, Rick Arsenault recalled the first day he started working at Hillsdale College, even though he says he doesn’t remember dates well. Arsenault, Sage Center for the Arts’ custodian, said he is aware that August will mark his 30th anniversary at the college. He has seen buildings come down and others...

Elon Musk is more than a bored millionaire
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Elon Musk is more than a bored millionaire

Elon Musk’s company SpaceX has “the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets,” and with the launch of Falcon Heavy on Feb. 6, it has come one step closer to that goal. SpaceX has enabled a sports car to live on another planet. SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy is the most powerful rocket launched...

Sauk revives ‘Escanaba in da Moonlight’
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Sauk revives ‘Escanaba in da Moonlight’

  Starting this weekend, Sauk Theater in Jonesville is putting on a production of Jeff Daniels’ “Escanaba in da Moonlight,” which will run through Feb. 18. “The last time we did this show was ten years ago,” Trinity Bird, the executive director of the Sauk, said. “Now, it’s back by popular demand. Deer hunting is...

Fire department signs purchase agreement for new ladder truck
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Fire department signs purchase agreement for new ladder truck

  Hillsdale Fire Chief Scott Hephner announced at a Feb. 5 City Council meeting that the city’s fire department has placed a security deposit for a new ladder truck. The new truck will replace the city’s current 1983 Pierce LTI ladder truck, which cannot safely operate its ladder. Because of structural corrosion, the current truck’s...