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Men’s and women’s cross-country make strides in Louisville
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Men’s and women’s cross-country make strides in Louisville

Things are continuing to look up for the women’s cross-country team as the Chargers retained their No. 1 ranking in this week’s NCAA Division II National Coaches’ poll. The team had another solid performance at the Greater Louisville Classic, battling through sickness to place ninth in the gold race and first among Division II teams....

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Mackie wants city to be ‘more progressive’

Three months into his contract, Hillsdale City Manager David Mackie is bringing an attitude shift to Hillsdale’s city government. Mackie is already building a closer relationship between his office and Hillsdale College as well as making important updates to the city’s municipal airport. “You will see an attitude shift during my tenure: being progressive, but...

Hillsdale alumnus improves vote monitor app
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Hillsdale alumnus improves vote monitor app

Alumnus Andrew Koehlinger ’12 graduated from Hillsdale less than three years ago, but was recently named project manager of VoteSpotter, an app used by 55,000 people to get updates on key votes occurring in Congress as well as state legislatures. VoteSpotter, supported by the Michigan-based Mackinac Center for Public Policy, makes getting updates on state...

State provides almost $300,000 for Jonesville rail trail
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State provides almost $300,000 for Jonesville rail trail

The city of Jonesville will open construction bidding in January for the rail trail in order to complete the project sometime during the summer of 2016. The $400,000 project will be funded through a $296,000 Michigan Department of Natural Resources grant and $104,000 in matched city funds. The trail will begin at the intersection of...

Women’s cross-country team ranked No. 1 in the nation
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Women’s cross-country team ranked No. 1 in the nation

Yesterday, the Hillsdale College women’s cross-country team became the first team in Chargers history to be ranked No. 1 in an NCAA Division II National Coaches’ poll. Hillsdale is just the sixth school in 15 years to take the top ranking in NCAA D-II women’s cross-country. The ranking comes on the heels of their 59-point...