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Tensions flare at council meeting over vaccines, masks
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Tensions flare at council meeting over vaccines, masks

“I’m not gonna take the vaccine. They’ll have to shoot me or drag me to the hospital,” Hillsdale Mayor Adam Stockford said.  Other members of the city council echoed Stockford’s words Monday, during a review of possible new COVID-19 policies.  Discussion began after Hillsdale County District 1 Commissioner Doug Ingles delivered an update on COVID-19...

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Council announces goals for new year

The Hillsdale City Council unanimously agreed on five goals for the 2021 calendar year at Monday’s meeting.  Focusing primarily on public services, the council first and foremost aims to repair Hillsdale’s roads.  Mayor Adam Stockford addressed the constant need for road maintenance.  “It’s long been a mandate of the city government to work on the...

Tocco offers life lessons, plans to bring back annual challenge
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Tocco offers life lessons, plans to bring back annual challenge

“I feel good!” chanted a roomful of students from Greek Houses and college-sponsored clubs. “I feel great! Look out world, I am coming for you!”  In front of the crowd stood Don Tocco, benefactor of the college and one of its most dynamic annual visitors, who gave his annual speech to the student body on...

Last hurrah: Students make most of last night before lockdown
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Last hurrah: Students make most of last night before lockdown

Hillsdale students flocked to local businesses on Tuesday night as restaurants prepared to close for a second COVID-19 shutdown. “We wanted to have one last get together,” said senior Claire Murray who gathered at El Cerritos with her housemates. Murray and her friends were not the only Hillsdale residents to have this idea.  Murray said,...

‘It feeds my soul’: Alumna opens pasta business
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‘It feeds my soul’: Alumna opens pasta business

What started on a trip in Italy travelled all the way back to Hillsdale. With homemade pasta and freshly baked Italian cookies, Mangia! is now a new staple at the Hillsdale County Farmers’ Market.  The pasta company, founded and operated by Gianna Green and her husband Tim, is a culmination of the Green’s family traditions....