A fire erupted at a house near campus on the evening of Aug. 21. The fire began on the back porch, according to Hillsdale Police and Fire Chief Scott Hephner, and spread to the interior of the house. The home is located at 27 Mead St., at the intersection with Union Street. “As soon as...
Former baseball coach accepts role as hitting coach in Brewers’ system
Former Hillsdale Baseball head coach Eric Theisen accepted a new role this summer as a hitting coach of the Carolina Mudcats, a Minor League Affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. Prior to coaching at Hillsdale, Theisen played Division I baseball for the Illinois State University Cardinals. He went on to play professional baseball with the Traverse...
Contact tracing returns: health agency mandates quarantine order
The county-level health department will require individuals to self-quarantine if contact traced by the agency, per a mandate released last week. According to a press release for the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, the mandate is intended to prevent community transmission of COVID-19. “The Public Health Order, based upon the most recent facts about the...
Tennis sets sights on NCAA Tournament
Last year was a historic season for the Hillsdale College men’s tennis team, and it left them wanting more. For the first time in program history, the men’s tennis team qualified for the NCAA Tournament, but had to forfeit two matches due to COVID-19 and fell to the University of Indianapolis Greyhounds 4-0. The NCAA...
Hillsdale must never forget
This Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation. The events of Sept. 11, 2001, are seared into our parents’ and grandparents’ memories — if asked, any American above the age of 30 could tell you exactly where he or she was when they heard the news that planes had...


