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Fayette Street paved, road construction expected to end as soon as next month
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Fayette Street paved, road construction expected to end as soon as next month

Road construction on Fayette Street continues as scheduled, with construction slated to finish as soon as November. Hoffman Bros. Inc. of Battle Creek, MI, the contractors who won the project bid in July, began construction on the 1,254-foot section of road adjacent to M-99 on Sept. 9. The city plans to totally reconstruct the quarter-mile...

Choir copes with singer’s masks
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Choir copes with singer’s masks

If there’s one activity that’s particularly ill-suited for a virtual format, it’s college choir. Now, with the return of students to campus, choir is back in a different fashion than previously.  All practices now take place in Christ Chapel instead of McNamara Rehearsal Hall in order to space more effectively.  “The acoustics of the chapel...

Business in Hillsdale During COVID-19: Gordmans Department Store
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Business in Hillsdale During COVID-19: Gordmans Department Store

Gordmans Department Store will officially close its doors on Sep. 27th. Gordmans, part of the now-bankrupt Stages Stores, offers off-price clothing, jewelry, and houseware items at its 280 West Carlton Road location adjacent to Kroger’s. Store Manager Tina Reitz says sale markdowns at the already discount store are only increasing as the closing day arrives....

Registration is still open for annual BPU Holiday Light Contest
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Registration is still open for annual BPU Holiday Light Contest

Residents in Hillsdale won’t need to decorate their homes like Clark Griswold to register for the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities’ Holiday Light Contest. With the Christmas season quickly approaching, BPU is giving residents an incentive for decorating their houses with its annual Holiday Light Contest. BPU will award three prizes to both business and...