With a two-property building beginning to crumble at its corners, Broad Street could see an empty lot in the near future. The City of Hillsdale is considering demolishing the properties at 23 and 25 N. Broad Street, due to the fact the building owner has failed to meet the city’s property maintenance code for some...
Some of Michigan’s top governmental positions went blue after years of Republican control in a high-stakes midterm election Tuesday. Gretchen Whitmer will be the first Democrat to take the Michigan Governor’s office in the past eight years after she defeated Republican attorney general Bill Schuette in the race for governor. “I guess we’re going to...
An increase in property taxes could cause Coldwater’s historic Fisk House, home to Blue Hat Coffee, to close within the next year, according to Blue Hat owner Phillip Jewell. Jewell, who owns the property and runs the business with his wife, Catherine, said he is currently exploring his options to get the taxes reduced with...
“It’s the People” is back in Hillsdale. Due to the work of Ted Jansen, who started a campaign in September to bring a modernized variation of the old City of Hillsdale welcome signs, a new sign welcoming visitors to Hillsdale sits outside the Frank Beck Chevrolet on West Carleton Road. Jansen, along with the help...
For senior Kathleen Russo, having a radio show was something people only did in the movies. It wasn’t until she reached out to Scot Bertram, the general manager of Radio Free Hillsdale (WRFH), that she realized she could do it, too. “I emailed him about what it would take, and he just responded asking...