All Hillsdale employees paid by the hour, including students, will see a raise in their wages to $9.25 per hour due to a final increase to Michigan’s statewide minimum wage. The Workforce Opportunity Wage Act was put into effect in September 2014. At the time, minimum wage was raised to $8.15. Gradual increases brought the...
Musicians from both the town and gown will unite to raise money for a local music program at Hillsdale Idol, Unplugged. The music competition is planned as a fundraiser for the Hillsdale County School of the Arts on March 22 at Johnny T’s Bistro. The winner will be awarded $250. “It’s great music and a...
Five college accreditors will visit Hillsdale College’s campus Monday through Wednesday, as a part of the school’s decennial reaccreditation process with the Higher Learning Commission. The review marks the end of Hillsdale’s first year on what the HLC calls its Open Pathway, a 10-year accreditation process. The organization assesses Hillsdale for quality assurance, institutional advancement,...
Volume One bookstore will reopen May 4, new store owner Cedric Brown said. Brown said his family in December decided to replace the floor, build a stage arena, and repaint the interior the shop reopens as a coffee shop and performance venue. Brown said the building will reopen once again as a bookstore...
With various strong performances, the Charger men took first place at Saturday’s home meet. The Conference Crossover, held at the Margot V. Biermann Center, drew teams from the G-MAC, GLIAC, and GLVC. While the Crossover didn’t exactly turn out the way it was planned, head coach Andrew Towne said it was a success with those...