The Hillsdale media team will use the new visual media center to produce online courses, K-12 outreach, and commercials. Courtesy | Elizabeth Gray Construction on the Pat Sajak Visual Media Center is complete, according to Chief Administrative Officer Rich Péwé. The building at the intersection of Fayette and Union streets, next to the Stanton Center...
Year: 2024
County support for Trump outpaces state
Pete Hoekstra has yet to endorse one of the two Hillsdale GOP factions. Courtesy | Facebook Former president Donald Trump won Michigan’s Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, carrying 76.3% of the votes in Hillsdale County and 68.3% statewide. Nikki Haley, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor, took second with...
Hillsdale places third in math competition
The six students who participated in the Putnam Competition stand in descending score order from left to right. Courtesy | David Gaebler Math students smashed school records and ranked third statewide in the 84th annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition. The Putnam is a six-hour long exam, taken in two sessions, held on the first...
Historical Society waiting on funds for mail pouch sign
The Mail Pouch Tobacco sign on the original barn building. Courtesy | Facebook The Hillsdale County Historical Society is waiting to have enough funds to display the Mail Pouch Tobacco sign that was saved from the Meijer property. “Meijer dismantled it, numbered the boards, and brought it to us free of charge,” said JoAnne Miller,...
Opinion: Women should eat more red meat, not less
Red meat has health benefits, especially for women. Courtesy | Facebook Ninety percent of women experience them: bloating, cramping, and mood swings, plus depression, anxiety, and fatigue. These are the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, and both women and doctors assume there is little relief for them. But eating more red meat — such as beef,...




