A slight rustle fills the room, and the touch of rifled paper lights excitement through the fingers. It’s not the boring bill on bleached paper, not the ad on cheaply colored sheets. Letters in royal blue ink, addressed to you. Handwritten letters are a dying art form that everybody should help revive. The sense of...
Year: 2021
Hillsdale remembers those who served
Although Hillsdale will not pause studies in honor of Veterans Day, the college is making sure students remember the sacrifices made by American soldiers, Associate Dean of Men Jeffrey “Chief” Rogers said. Student veterans will stand watch over a “Missing Man” table in the Knorr Family Dining Hall and the college will host a Veterans...
Men’s XC finishes season at Midwest Regional
The Hillsdale men’s cross country team took 19th place at the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Championships on Saturday in Evansville, IN. In its final meet of the season, instead of their normal 8 kilometer distance, the team ran a 10k race. The Chargers were led once again by junior Adam Weir, who earned All-Region...
Jonesville seeks to redevelop former manufacturing plant downtown
The city of Jonesville seeks to redevelop the former Klein Tools manufacturing plant and bring a new business into the downtown riverfront property. “It’s a challenge, of course, to reuse a factory,” said City Manager Jeff Gray, “but there’s a great opportunity there with all of the space.” The city is especially interested in “retail,...
‘Expect some canceled bus rides:’ local schools face driver shortage
Members of the Hillsdale Community Schools Board of Education said they are concerned about the impacts of new federal regulations on school bus drivers. Due to new federal licensing requirements, according to Superintendent Shawn Vondra, the school district– which already has a staffing shortage– may have issues hiring enough bus drivers. The board should expect...




