For six hours on Monday, teen and young adult depression rates plummeted. Relief swept the nation. People looked up from their phones. They smiled at each other and actually scheduled lunch dates instead of just saying, “We should get a meal sometime!” Then the Facebook server came back up — and with it, the momentary...
The Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency removed all mandatory COVID-19 quarantine orders on Sept. 30 in order to retain state funds. Health Officer Rebecca Burns’ removal of these orders was a result of the Michigan state legislature’s budget bill. The bill said all local health agency funding would be withheld or taken back if quarantine...
Members of the Alexander Hamilton Society narrowly averted a nuclear war on Oct. 1. AHS hosted an event called “War Games,” in which six political international organizations embarked on mock diplomatic negotiations to prevent a nuclear war. The club held two concurrent simulations in different classrooms of Lane Hall from 4 p.m to 7 p.m. ...
The Hillsdale City Council approved the renewal of two union contracts amid a disagreement over worker benefits at its meeting this week. During the review of union contracts with the Teamsters Local 214 and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 876, Councilman Greg Stuchell sparred with Public Services Director Jake Hammel over worker benefits. ...
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s office and the Litchfield Regional Training Center will receive funding in the 2022 state budget according to Susan Smith, executive director of the Economic Development Partnership of Hillsdale County. According to Smith, the budget will primarily provide the sheriff’s office with upgrades to radio services. “The radio communications upgrade for our...