Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey is encouraging schools in Hillsdale, Jackson, and Branch counties to apply for the Competitive School Safety Grant Program. According to a statement from policy analysts provided by Shirkey’s office, the CSSGP is a program within the Michigan State Police that has been around since 2015. The program has awarded funds...
Records sometimes seem to last forever, enduring so long they reach a near-mythical status; rarified air never to be breathed again. In Kajsa Johansson’s mind, however, 37 years was long enough. Johansson flirted with the school record in the 60 meter dash — set at 7.70 seconds by Carol Pettit in 1982 — all year,...
Project Connect brought together 27 local agencies and 208 community members at Hillsdale Free Methodist Church on Feb. 21. Project Connect is a project of the Hillsdale County Continuum of Care that connects individuals and families with the care and services they need. Clint Brugger, who serves as the chair of Hillsdale County Housing Continuum...
A cut fiber optic cable caused an outage in mid-Michigan on Wednesday, affecting large areas of Michigan, including Hillsdale. Outages are concentrated in Lansing and East Lansing, according to an outage map from Verizon, although it is also affecting Jackson in high numbers. Students in Hillsdale also reported issues. Sophomore John Arnold said that although...
The Hillsdale College Film and Production Club will initiate a 48-hour film contest for 10 teams of four to compete against one another. Once the club reveals the theme on March 1, teams will have 48 hours to put together a short film and send the final product to senior Jordyn Pair, president of the...