The Hillsdale College men’s tennis team will compete this weekend for the first time since September, and head coach Keith Turner said he hopes the team will be healthy by then. “I love the overall attitude and competitiveness that I have on this year’s team, everyone gets along,” Turner said. “It’s just a great group...
Local couple receieves farm, woodland conservation award
The Hillsdale Conservation District awarded Lauren and Vicki Smith the title of 2020 Conservationists of the Year. The district supports farmers in making conservation decisions at the local level while providing technical assistance from the government, according to Allison Grimm, Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program technician.. Each year, the district chooses an award recipient who...
Local libraries quarantine books
As quarantine becomes a way of life for most people, individuals aren’t the only ones affected. Libraries are among the many city services that have had to work overtime to ensure that they meet their patrons’ needs, but also protect the community from COVID-19. Joyce Gendron, director of the Waldron District Library, said she has...
Hillsdale Mock Trial wins bid, awaits competition for second bid
Hillsdale Mock Trial team 1215 won a bid at regionals last weekend in the Opening Round Championship Series, where team 1213 will compete in April. Teams 1213 and 1214 competed in Arizona’s Cactus Classic Invitational the weekend prior, to gear up for regionals. “It was a great tune-up tournament,” said Jonathan Church, lecturer of rhetoric...
QUICK HITS: Katherine Rick
What’s one trend from your childhood you wish would come back? People actually knowing how to dance. Bell bottoms. What is one word people use to describe you? Level-headed. When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a pianist. At one point I wanted to...




