Both Hillsdale City Council and Hillsdale County Commissioners are looking ahead to the next decade to budget well for public safety departments’ needs. The City of Hillsdale Public Safety Commission presented a proposal of budget needs at Monday’s city council meeting, announcing the City’s fire and police departments throughout the next ten year, with budget...
Author: Josephine von Dohlen (Josephine von Dohlen)
Healthies of Hillsdale puts a fresh face on nutritional drinks
Looking for healthy dining options in Hillsdale just got easier with Healthies of Hillsdale, a juice and smoothie bar under new ownership this month. The store opened at the former Nutrition Solutions location on Broad Street. Offering a wide variety of nutritious shakes, teas, and other drinks in dozens of different flavors, Healthies of Hillsdale...
‘Something has got to be done’ with road conditions
When Rippon Avenue resident Sarah Guetschow was driving in front of her house a few weeks ago, her car slid in the mud, hitting another car and causing about $5,000 in damage to her vehicle. The problem, she said at the Dec. 3 Hillsdale City Council meeting, is the road conditions on Rippon Avenue, where...
Ward 1 candidate files for recount
After losing the Ward 1 City Council seat in the Nov. 6 election by 29 votes, candidate Dennis Wainscott has filed for a recount. “It’s my right to have it done,” Wainscott said. “There were too many shenanigans that went on with this election.” It was for his peace of mind that Wainscott said he...
Hillsdale Community Thrift opens, gives back to local nonprofits
When Missy DesJardin was a child, she remembers leaving Home Depot with her parents and seeing a man holding a sign that read, “Will work for food.” “I remember crying to my parents that we had work around the house he could do, and we always had leftovers so we would have plenty,” she said...




