“It was so smoky that you couldn’t even see your hand in front of your face.” Local farmer Ron Poling stood watching as his barn burned down in Oct. 2021. The Hillsdale community has been struggling with farm fires over the last several months. The most recent farm fire took place in Camden township in...
Nikita Maines wins Athlete of the Year
Sophomore thrower Nikita Maines won Co-Field Athlete of the Year in the G-MAC and now holds the second best throw in the NCAA Division II for Outdoor track. Additionally, Freshman thrower Averi Parker won G-MAC Freshman of The Year. Continuing her streak from indoor season, sophomore Nikita Maines took third in shot put throwing 14.99...
Local church hosts community breakfast, concert
Members of the Hillsdale Church of the Nazarene held a concert and a pancake breakfast April 3. The Stronghold Quartet, a vocal group, performed at the event. The event began with breakfast and the performance followed in the sanctuary. Pastor Mike Prince introduced the group and prayed over the event. Between each of the songs,...
Indie band to perform at Rough Draft this Sunday
A Hillsdale alumnus and his indie-rock band are playing at Rough Draft in between shows in Detroit and Chicago this weekend. Midamerican Elevator will play at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Rough Draft. The Chicago-based band is set to release its debut album this year. Drummer Dean Sinclair ‘18 is a freelancer currently playing with...
Q&A: Kelly Franklin offers musing on poetry
Structure by Kelly Franklin My brown daughter by the slate-gray sea puts broken shells and bits of shale in stacks. She crouches, digging down through sea-drift and debris to make and build and fashion. A gull mocks us both from a granite sky. Could it be the same blest rage that made stonemasons bend their...




