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Dawn Theater to host bluegrass band
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Dawn Theater to host bluegrass band

Mountain Highway will perform at the Dawn Theater Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. Courtesy | Mountain Highway Website Tennessee bluegrass band Mountain Highway will bring “tradition, harmony, and drive” to the Dawn Theater Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. Mountain Highway is a four-person band from Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It has been a band for about 10...

Nonprofit CEO addresses illiteracy crisis in America
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Nonprofit CEO addresses illiteracy crisis in America

Pamela Good said 67% of students are behind in literacy. Alessia Sandala | Collegian Sixty-seven percent of Hillsdale County students are falling behind in literacy, according to Pamela Good, the co-founder and CEO of the literacy nonprofit Beyond Basics. “This is the reason that we are 41st in the world: they pulled the plug on...

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Pastors describe Biblical adulthood

Young adults should take the time to try new things and practice independence, while also relying on the wisdom of their family, according to two local pastors at an Equip Ministries lecture April 4. “We don’t want to raise children that end up thinking they are so independent, they’re so self-sufficient under God,” said Bob...

City board suggests pay raises for council
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City board suggests pay raises for council

Russel Richardson is the chair of the Officers Compensation Board. Courtesy | FOX 47 News Acting Mayor Joshua Paladino said he opposes a proposal by the Officers Compensation Committee to increase the pay for the mayor and members of the city council. The Hillsdale City Council will vote April 21 on the recommendations, which would...

Storm sparks citywide power outage
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Storm sparks citywide power outage

A tree fell outside the Grosvenor House Museum Sunday. Courtesy | Facebook A high-voltage transmission line went down Sunday, cutting off connection to the regional electric grid and causing the entire City of Hillsdale to lose power, according to the city’s Marketing and Economic Development Director Sam Fry. Fry said the damage to the electric...