For Hillsdale Union soldiers riding the Sultana, a steamship headed for Cairo, Illinois, the agonies of the Civil war seemed to be over — that is, until the Sultana exploded. On April 24, 1865, over 2,200 Union soldiers, including the Hillsdale County 18th Michigan Infantry, boarded the Sultana after having been released as prisoners of...
Adjunct Piano Instructor Katherine Rick is raising money to purchase and deliver medical supplies to central Ukraine. “Growing up in Russia, my childhood best friends were Ukrainian missionary kids Mariya and Anya Nikonenko,” Rick said. “Anya now lives in Dnipro (central Ukraine) but was able to flee with her husband, Theodor, and their three young...
Crushing their opponent, the Hillsdale College women’s tennis team defeated Kentucky Wesleyan University 7-0 in a match on March 26. Senior Sophia Spinazze said she was expecting the match to be fairly easy, since the Chargers had beaten Kentucky Wesleyan 7-0 before. “I definitely remembered our past performance against them,” Spinazze said. “We also always...
County National Bank promoted eight employees at the end of 2021, two of whom serve at the Hillsdale Branch. Kelly Lantis ’86 was promoted to vice president, commercial credit officer; Ray Briner was promoted to Commercial Loan Officer. CEO John Waldron said it is uncommon to promote so many employees at once, but that the...
Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey endorsed Tudor Dixon, a Republican, for governor on March 23. Shirkey is a Republican who represents all of Hillsdale, Branch, and Jackson counties. He said he supports the conservative commentator and businesswoman from Norton Shores due to her leadership qualities and dedication to conservative causes. “I’m excited to endorse...