The Hillsdale College Chargers began their season with four consecutive losses. They turned it around in the next month and a half, winning eight of their next 11. Then, they again dropped four straight. Since then, however, they’ve won a season-high five consecutive games. Their current winning streak continued last week thanks to a pair...
Visiting writer speaks on snake handling in Southern churches
The small Dow A and B conference room bustled with eager students and excited professors who awaited author Dennis Covington’s reading from his renowned, “Salvation on Sand Mountain,” an account detailing his experience with Christian snakehandlers in the Appalachian Mountains. Professor of English John Somerville Jr. invited Covington to speak on Feb. 18 as part...
Saucy Dog’s will reopen doors soon
After closing for water damage in January, Saucy Dog’s Barbeque in Jonesville will reopen in less than a week. During the polar vortex earlier this year, a water pipe in the second floor of Saucy Dog’s burst the afternoon of Jan. 21 and flooded the kitchen on the first floor, according to Susan Sweeney, whose...
Mediterranean dinner will help take Academy students abroad
Taste the Mediterranean this Saturday and help support a trip to Italy and Greece. Hillsdale Academy will host their annual Mediterranean Feast fundraiser on Saturday to help support its junior and senior classes’ trip to Italy and Greece. Dinner will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a silent auction to follow, sponsored...
Michindoh aquifer presentation prompts discussion for Hillsdale
Some Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana residents are concerned about the underground Michindoh Aquifer, which supplies drinking water to nine counties, including Hillsdale. They say local communities could experience water shortages some town down the road if precautions are not made now. Artesian of Pioneer, a water production company, seeks to build additional wells that would...




