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Hillsdale’s COVID-19 policies differ from other Michigan colleges
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Hillsdale’s COVID-19 policies differ from other Michigan colleges

For COVID-19, college campuses are the perfect petri dish, said Francis Steiner, professor of biology at Hillsdale College. While Hillsdale College has 16 students in isolation as of Monday morning, other Michigan universities are adapting to the spread of the omicron variant in different ways. “Anytime you put students inside some kind of a close...

City denies tax exemption for Hillsdale Justice Project, judge dismisses case
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City denies tax exemption for Hillsdale Justice Project, judge dismisses case

A judge dismissed Hillsdale Justice Project, Inc.’s case on Jan. 10 against Hillsdale County and City of Hillsdale after the city had denied the organization’s tax exemption. Hillsdale Justice Project filed a motion asking the Hillsdale County First Judicial Circuit Court to issue a judgment recognizing its status as a nonprofit in good standing, which...

Archives move to new building on Park Street
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Archives move to new building on Park Street

The Hillsdale College Mossey Library will store its archive collection in a new building on Park Street after years of storage across campus and even out of state. Construction of a new archive building finished after having begun early last fall, according to Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. The building can safely store historical books,...

County’s only RV dealership to expand in February
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County’s only RV dealership to expand in February

The only recreational-vehicle dealership in Hillsdale County will open fully in February, its owner said. “We are just now really getting things up and running,” said Kenneth Joswiak of Southern Michigan RV. Joswiak and his wife Stacy, who also own Hillsdale Buick GMC on Carleton Road, started to sell Gulf Stream RVs in September and...

Led by freshmen, women’s track places first in tri-meet
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Led by freshmen, women’s track places first in tri-meet

The Hillsdale College women’s track team won first place in a tri-meet against Ashland University and University of Findlay.  With help from their freshmen, the Chargers dominated in most of their events scoring first through third allowing them to take the win. They also had two athletes earn their first career NCAA DII provisional qualifying...