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Council initiates first phase of new SADs
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Council initiates first phase of new SADs

Hillsdale City Hall. Courtesy | Collegian Archives The Hillsdale City Council unanimously voted at its Sept. 15 meeting to move forward with new Special Assessment Districts for 2026. A SAD designates dilapidated roads for repair and funds the repairs by charging residents in the district up to $5,000. The proposed SADs are on South Street...

Sabrina Carpenter: Man’s best friend?
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Sabrina Carpenter: Man’s best friend?

Sabrina Carpenter’s newly released album “Man’s Best Friend” poses a pertinent question: Where have all the real men gone? A synth-pop ode to the state of modern dating, the album dropped on Aug. 29.  Carpenter received backlash prior to the album’s release due to its risqué cover, which depicts her kneeling in front of a...

Local artist paints Hillsdale’s past with downtown mural
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Local artist paints Hillsdale’s past with downtown mural

The main section of the mural behind City Hall. Gemma Flores | Collegian  The illustrations highlight the city’s growth from before its settlement to its founding Students returning to the City of Hillsdale might recognize a new fixture outside City Hall: a mural honoring the city’s storied history.  The Hillsdale Heritage Association, a community organization...

DeYoung speaks on importance of having children
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DeYoung speaks on importance of having children

Author and pastor Kevin DeYoung offered a biblical perspective on declining birth rates across the globe in his April 7 Drummond Lecture in Christ Chapel entitled “Family, Civilization, and the Church: The Christian Case for Getting Married and Having Children.”  “The most significant thing happening in the world today is quite likely the thing not...

Child airlifted after car accident near Hillsdale
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Child airlifted after car accident near Hillsdale

A Hillsdale County Sheriff’s car. Courtesy | Facebook A child was airlifted after a car accident just west of Hillsdale last month.  While traveling north on Bunn Road in Hillsdale Township in the afternoon of March 29, a driver struck a child who ran out in front of her car, according to the police report. ...