In south-central Michigan, where roads and broadband remain a top priority, Hillsdale is the kind of city President Donald Trump’s infrastructure investment plan is meant to benefit. Trump’s plan intends to use $200 billion in federal money to spur more than $1 trillion in local and state government and private investments to fix America’s...
A distinct cheesy odor hung in the air of the state-of-the-art Searle Center kitchens. The range hoods roared. Stainless steel countertops reflected Italian staples: infused olive oils, roasted garlic, Parmesan Reggiano cheese, the fixings for dough. Nine students learned how to cook simple Italian street food from scratch using just a few, fresh ingredients...
Every week, Verina Coward could walk up the eight steps to the sanctuary of Pine Ridge Bible Church. Her husband, Bob, who had brain cancer and was unable to walk, could not. She resolved no other handicapped church members or visitors should feel the same way, so for the last 20 years before she...
When Patrick Kander was 15, a year into his dishwashing job at Perkins, his manager took a leap and asked if he wanted to try his hand at cooking, and he’s never looked back. Now, Kander, the executive chef of Bon Appétit at Hillsdale College, develops meals for the café, observes, and coaches the Grewcock...
After five years of planning and preparing, a Hillsdale County affiliate of nationwide nonprofit Love In the Name of Christ, or Love INC, will mobilize churches to help those in need of aid, whether it be financial or spiritual. It’s in the final stages, Rev. Pat Brooke of Hillsdale First Methodist Church said,...