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Chargers set to begin indoor season
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Chargers set to begin indoor season

The Hillsdale College Track and Field teams will kick off their 2019-2020 indoor track season with the Holiday Opener at Grand Valley State University this Friday, Dec. 6.  Andrew Towne will be returning this season for his fifth year as head coach of both the men’s and women’s teams. He said they are prepared and...

Residents upset over proposed wind farm in Wheatland Township
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Residents upset over proposed wind farm in Wheatland Township

A proposed wind farm in Hillsdale County’s Wheatland Township has been met with the resistance of 120 angry residents.  Members from the group “Informed Citizens of Wheatland Township” gathered outside Wheatland Township Hall during the Oct. 8 township board meeting to voice their disapproval for the wind farm initially proposed from Invenergy, an Illinois-based energy...

Surrounding counties affected by deadly mosquito-borne virus
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Surrounding counties affected by deadly mosquito-borne virus

A deadly mosquito-borne virus has not threatened Hillsdale County as of yet, but neighboring counties have been declared high-risk areas for the virus.  Jackson, Kalamazoo, and Calhoun counties are all considered high-risk areas for EEE,  a mosquito-borne virus found mostly in the eastern regions of the United States.  Sixteen Michigan counties have been declared high-risk...