The Hillsdale Police Department may hire a new full-time officer in coming months, pending budget approval from the city council, according to Chief of Police Scott Hephner. If the council fulfills the request, the department will total —- staff members. With the extra hands, Hephner said the force will be able to focus on actually...
Mayor Adam Stockford’s latest Facebook post idea for garnering trust and friendship in Hillsdale will turn into regular neighborhood meetings between the police and Hillsdale County citizens. “I actually had the idea when I was watching TV. I can’t remember the show, but they were having a neighborhood meeting,” Stockford said. “An officer was standing...
It’s a rare kind of instrument that requires naughty Catholic school children to produce sound. But this is exactly what the church organ requires. Most organs have a pedal at the organist’s feet that blows wind through its reeds to make it sing. But the church organ’s pedal protrudes directly out of its side —...
Sister Miriam James Heidland, a former Division I volleyball player, is a sister of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity. Q: Do you still get the chance to play volleyball? A: Every now and then, yeah. When I lived in Seattle, I played in an adult league which was a lot...
What is the moment you are proudest of? The birth of my two kids. What is your favorite movie? “Life is Beautiful.” What is your favorite memory from Hillsdale? Middle of the night trips to Dutch Uncle. What is the one thing you try to impart on your students? Through the messiness and chaos and...