A state-mandated energy act forced Hillsdale City Council to approve the Board of Public Utilities’ recommendation to increase Hillsdale’s energy rates on Jan. 20. Passed by a 6-1 vote, the resolution allows Hillsdale to comply with Michigan Public Act 295, which requires the city to raise $240,000 for its 2014 funding. “It had to be...
Author: Macaela Bennett (Macaela Bennet)
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City to hold special election in May
The Hillsdale City Council passed a resolution on Dec. 16 to hold a special election on May 6 to fill the vacancies in Wards 2 and 3. The special election will fill the empty seats from Scott Sessions, who left Ward 3 when elected mayor in November, and Councilwoman Ruth Brown, who stepped down from...
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Vanished Hillsdale
Hillsdale’s beloved Lake Baw Beese derived its name from Potawatomi Indian chieftain Baw Beese, whose tribe of about 150 members settled on the banks of the lake sometime in the first quarter of the 19th century. While Baw Beese and his tribe roamed as whim, game, and season led them, present-day Hillsdale County and the...
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Councilwoman Ruth Brown resigns due to controversy
Ward 2 Councilwoman Ruth Brown announced her resignation at Hillsdale’s Dec. 3 city council meeting to avoid a potential court case. Her announcement resulted from a controversy over whether or not she has a conflict of interest in a contract the county recently proposed to the council. The problem arose by her positions on both...
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Bacon speaks on virtue in Knorr
By outlining the values of a liberal arts degree, best-selling author and motivational speaker John U. Bacon attempted to show that Hillsdale students and fellow liberal arts students are the best prepared to succeed after college. In his lecture titled “Virtue before Victory: How the goodness and grit you learn at Hillsdale will lead to...