Local high school football players Gavin LaFollete and Ben and Nick Affholter will join the Hillsdale College Chargers’ football program in the fall of 2020. Hillsdale College Head Football Coach Keith Otterbein said all three players have been involved with the college’s summer football camps from a young age and have “good football IQ.” “These...
Heritage Association’s 2020 project will bring mural to downtown scene
The City of Hillsdale will get a scenic upgrade to its downtown wedge with The Heritage Association’s current beautification project. Coming in September of 2020, a 10-by-40 foot mural with the words “Welcome to Historic Hillsdale” will be painted on the upper side of Moore Insurance and above Hillsdale Jewelers. The project began when Richard...
Hillsdale swimmers win G-MAC Championship
On Saturday, the Hillsdale College Charger swim team won their first conference championship since joining the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, and Chargers Head Coach Kurt Kirner was named “GMAC Coach of the Year” for the second year in a row. In the past two years since joining the GMAC, the Chargers took second place behind...
The time I threw glitter on my ninth grade history project
I’m not a crafty girl — at least I didn’t think I was. Flashback to ninth grade when I had my first group project. Our teacher tasked us to explore a country and its culture. Aside from volunteering to make Irish doughnuts and volunteering my eight-year old sister to show up and play her fiddle,...
Chargers fall at home against Tiffin
The Hillsdale College Chargers fell to 3-12 in the G-MAC and 6-18 overall after losing to Tiffin University last Thursday, 80-73. The Chargers’ final home game of the season is tonight at 5:30 p.m. against Cedarville University before Hillsdale closes its season with two games on the road. Against Tiffin, a slow start offensively for...




