A crash injured a driver and five children near the Camden-Frontier Elementary School on Sept. 20. Bradley James Lemley, 25, was driving a Cadillac Escalade with five children inside when he collided with a Republic Waste Services garbage truck on W. Montgomery Road, according to a Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office press release. Ryan Jeffrey Harris,...
Two Hillsdale County Republican Party groups are preparing for a legal battle. “We’re the sanctioned, official party,” Jon Smith, the original HCRP secretary said. “They are a bogus party.” When the HCRP’s “America First” executive committee barred delegates from the county convention in early August, County Commissioner Brent Leininger held an alternate convention. The Michigan...
Tudor Dixon worked in the steel industry. Now she hopes to forge a stronger Michigan as governor. “Running and growing a Michigan-based steel company as a woman – that was tough,” Dixon said to MLive. “When the times get tough, the tough get going.” A Trafalgar poll of likely voters showed Whitmer had a 4%...
Two groups are competing to control the Hillsdale County Republican Party after weeks of infighting. “What is the local party?” HCRP Secretary Jon Smith asked. “In theory, we’re going to have two, but one will be sanctioned.” Twenty Republicans met on Aug. 25 to remove officers of the HCRP’s executive committee, according to County Commissioner...
The Michigan Republican Party invalidated the Hillsdale County Republican Party’s Aug. 11 convention after county leadership barred dozens of delegates from the meeting. “It’s Hillsdale GOP vs. everybody,” HCRP Chairman Daren Wiseley said. The HCRP disavowed delegates including state Rep. Andrew Fink, state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, former state Rep. Steve Vear, and...