On May 5, Michigan voters will choose whether or not to raise state taxes by $2 billion to fix crumbling roads and infrastructure. Although Proposal 1 would increase the amount of state money Hillsdale County receives for road work by 70 percent in 2018, many residents say the bill is too complicated for them to...
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April 9, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Don’t be like Rolling Stone
Last fall, Rolling Stone published “A Rape on Campus,” an article decrying college and fraternity rape culture at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. It centered on “Jackie,” an anonymous female student who claimed to have been gang-raped at a party. Jackie’s story was disgusting and horrifying, moving readers with graphic details. It was the...
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April 2, 2015July 12, 2022News
BPU director charged with drunk driving
Board of Public Utilities Director Rickie J. Rose, 61, was charged with one count of drunk driving yesterday and sentenced to 75 days in jail and 12 months probation. The days Rose spends in patient treatment will count toward his jail time. Acting City Manager Doug Terry, who has remained supportive of Rose since his...
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March 26, 2015July 12, 2022News
Residents skeptical of May road funding proposal
The complexity of the Michigan road funding ballot proposal deters many from wanting to vote for it, Hillsdale County residents said at a town hall Monday. Michigan state Sen. Mike Shirkey and Rep. Eric Leutheuser held the town hall at the Perennial Park Senior Center to inform local residents about the ballot proposal that will...
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March 19, 2015July 12, 2022News
No charges filed in Ransom shooting
Hillsdale Prosecuting Attorney Neal Brady announced no charges will be filed in relation to last month’s shooting death of James A. Momenee, 47. On March 6, Brady released a written statement concluding that Edward L. Michael, 65, shot and killed his son-in-law, Momenee, on Feb. 12 to defend himself and his family. After detailing Momenee’s...