We — senior Dakota Michael and sophomore Kate Patrick — were almost arrested on March 31. Not for trespassing. Not for drug dealing. Not even for speeding. It was because our car broke down. The police who pulled us over represent a worrying trend. Cops may exhibit aggressive qualities and abuse citizens to protect themselves...
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April 23, 2015July 12, 2022News
BPU issues health advisory after sewage spill
The Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities issued a “No Contact” Health Advisory after untreated sewage water backed up in a pipeline east of Logan Street and spilled out of a manhole into the wetland area between Logan and Superior streets and the drainage ditch next to the Baw Beese Trail. The BPU cleared the blockage...
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April 16, 2015July 12, 2022News
SAB announces two Band Hero winners to perform at CHP
The Student Activities Board announced not one, but two winners of the Band Hero competition yesterday. The two bands will open Centralhallapalooza on April 25 after they agreed to share a backline for their performances. Student bands Holy Moses and Sonic Schizophrenic took 30 percent and 24 percent of the student vote, respectively. Even though...
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April 9, 2015July 12, 2022City News
City to become ‘redevelopment ready community’
The city of Hillsdale is on its way to becoming a “Redevelopment Ready Community” — a city equipped for economic growth and competition — after the Hillsdale City Council decided Monday to begin the redevelopment program soon. It also gave Mar-Vo Mineral CEO David Wheeler the go-ahead to apply for a $78,750 federal grant to...
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April 9, 2015July 12, 2022Features
Abandoned factory: A snapshot of Hillsdale’s rich history
Walking through the abandoned screen door factory on Carleton Road — that old brick giant sitting next to Family Video — is about as close as you can get to meeting the people who lived, worked, spoke, and breathed in Hillsdale 150 years ago. You walk the same floorboards they walked, you touch the same...