Nearly 300,000 gallons of water from a burst pipe damaged the interior of the Will Carleton Poorhouse, according to Darin Sheffer, Hillsdale Historical Society vice president and curator of the poorhouse. A pipe under the kitchen sink burst during the stretch of cold weather Hillsdale experienced at the end of January. Water leaked into the...
Year: 2026
Local pastor presents his testimony and apologetics
Defending Christianity requires acknowledging God’s complete sovereignty, according to Rev. Everett Henes, pastor of Hillsdale Orthodox Presbyterian Church. On Feb. 12, Henes, who is pursuing a second doctorate in the history of Reformed apologetics, gave a lecture for the campus Reformed Student Fellowship titled “Why I’m Reformed: Reformed Apologetics.” Before digging into apologetics or explaining...
Letter to the Editor: Bad Bunny’s halftime show was un-American
Courtesy | Unsplash I want to respond to the Feb. 12 article “Boomers v.s. The Bunny” by Moira Gleason. The piece was well-written and polite; however, I had a problem with it. What I found problematic in the article was the line, “It wasn’t art, but he did what he was hired to do. Nothing...
‘Fish out of water’: 35 pairs compete in local ice fishing tournament
The winners of the Bawbeese Open ice fishing competition, Matthew Osborn and Levi Watkins, were among 35 pairs competing in the Bawbeese Open ice fishing competition on Baw Beese Lake at 7:30 a.m. on Feb.15. The competition was the ninth of 13 ice fishing competitions hosted by the Branch County Panfish Club and took place...
Quick Hits with Kelli Kazmier
Kelli Kazmier with her son and husband at a winery. Courtesy | Kelli Kazmier In this Quick Hits, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Kelli Kazmier talks Copernicus, college shenanigans, and planting onions. What has made you laugh recently? This morning, my 4-year-old son listed off the reasons that we love each other: we are family, we...



