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Crash injures 5 children near school
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Crash injures 5 children near school

A crash injured a driver and five children near the Camden-Frontier Elementary School on Sept. 20.  Bradley James Lemley, 25, was driving a Cadillac Escalade with five children inside when he collided with a Republic Waste Services garbage truck on W. Montgomery Road, according to a Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office press release. Ryan Jeffrey Harris,...

St. Anthony’s brings week-long retreat experience to town
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St. Anthony’s brings week-long retreat experience to town

The flickering red candle, set alongside an open-handed statue of gentle St. Joseph, quietly drew attention to the shine of the gold monstrance on the altar.  One man’s rosary beads clinked against one other as he moved to kneel. A young woman sat, head bowed, pen moving quickly across the pages of a journal. Scattered...

Local lawyer, county GOP leader arrested on Florida warrant
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Local lawyer, county GOP leader arrested on Florida warrant

The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office arrested local attorney and Republican official Daren Wiseley on Sept. 8 on a warrant from Osceola County, Florida. The Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Osceola County issued a warrant on Wiseley for failure to face arraignment on charges of assaulting a firefighter. Court records show Wiseley sought a waiver for...

Alexandra DeSanctis to speak on post-Roe America Tuesday
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Alexandra DeSanctis to speak on post-Roe America Tuesday

The pro-life movement has more responsibility in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision than ever before, said Alexandra DeSanctis, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and writer for the National Review.  DeSanctis, the fall Eugene C. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Fellow in Journalism, will speak about “The...

Council orders stop sign at River and North Manning streets, approves Baw Beese playground plan
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Council orders stop sign at River and North Manning streets, approves Baw Beese playground plan

The Hillsdale City Council voted on Monday night to renovate two parks near Baw Beese Lake, add new stop signs, and purchase a new street sweeper.  The new machine, worth $343,000, will be able to maintain the highways and the city’s streets systems while also helping during fall leaf collection.   The city council also approved...