Otterbein has a room full of awards and trophies from his time playing and coaching. Courtesy | Keith Otterbein Every year, as a different group of Hillsdale football players file into head coach Keith Otterbein’s home for the annual senior dinner, Otterbein’s wife Amy makes the same remark: “You all need to make sure to...
As the late-night comedy showcase “Saturday Night Live” approaches its 50th season, two podcast hosts are rewatching and summarizing half a century of comedy sketches for their listeners. Scot Bertram, general manager of Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM, and National Review columnist Christian Schneider published the first episode of their podcast “Wasn’t That Special” through...
Wayne Babcock’s dream as a child was to open his own restaurant. At age 32 he returned to Hillsdale to make this dream a reality. Wayne Babcock grew up in Hillsdale. After graduating from Northwood University with a degree in hospitality, he moved to Nevada to work in food services at a casino. He worked...
An algal bloom in Lake Diane was tested for cyanotoxins. Courtesy | Facebook An algal bloom in Lake Diane in southern Hillsdale County is currently free of cyanotoxins, which can cause illness and in rare cases death, but the lake will still be monitored. A recent lab test revealed that samples taken from the lake...
Chick-fil-A came to campus on Sept. 12, courtesy of the office of administrative affairs. From 5 to 6 p.m., students could exchange a meal swipe for the original chicken sandwich or spicy chicken sandwich and fries from the grill. Freshman Mercy Franzonello said she had not tried Chick-fil-A before. “It’s really good,” Franzonello said, “The...