Meckley’s Fruit Farm in Cement City village may be one of few businesses doubling its profits during the pandemic. “We’ve crushed any previous year by over double,” owner Steve Meckley said. When Meckley’s parents purchased the farm in 1956, their mission was to provide a gathering place for people. Meckley bought the business from them...
Tim and Shelly Haylett of Hillsdale received the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Angels Award for their work in foster care. The Angels in Adoption program gives an opportunity for members of Congress to honor people in their districts who have done outstanding work with foster children or orphans. U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg recognized the...
For many students, the opportunity to travel abroad comes only once in a lifetime. This spring, Hillsdale students in Germany experienced another novel occurrence: COVID-19. “No one else can say they were stuck in another country for a study abroad that went terribly wrong,” senior Madi Vandegrift said. Vandegrift and fellow senior Abigail Patrick arrived...
The Tower Player’s bring to the stage a question appropriately timed for the day and age of COVID-19: “Has the world gone mad? In a word: Yes.” “War of the Worlds: the Panic Broadcast” premiered on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Christopher Matsos, the play examines hysteria and...
Pastor Mike Prince is helping people in Hillsdale with challenges from COVID-19. Prince, who has 29 years of pastoral experience, has been the pastor at Hillsdale Community Nazarene Church for two years and has seen a greater financial need in the community since the pandemic. With unemployment, many people are forced to ask for help....