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Trump reclaims the White House: faculty, students surprised by decisive Republican victories
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Trump reclaims the White House: faculty, students surprised by decisive Republican victories

Trump points to the crowd at the 2023 Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. Courtesy | Gage Skidmore, Flickr Former president Donald Trump won his second presidential election Tuesday with at least 295 electoral votes, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.  “I am glad of the result, more glad that...

Family farmer, former school board member aims for Lansing
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Family farmer, former school board member aims for Lansing

Jennifer Wortz Courtesy | Jennifer Wortz When Jennifer Wortz refused to wear a mask at a local health board meeting in the fall of 2021, police escorted her out within minutes. About 18 months into the pandemic, the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency still required her son to wear a mask at school, and the...

Courthouse scaffolding to come off by Nov. 15
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Courthouse scaffolding to come off by Nov. 15

The scaffolding will come off the Hillsdale County Courthouse by Nov. 15. Catherine Maxwell | Collegian A renovation to the Hillsdale County Courthouse costing more than $10 million will wrap up this fall after more than two years, according to County Commissioner Doug Ingles. The scaffolding could come down as soon as Nov. 15, Ingles...

Blue law repeal effort stalls, will return in 2026
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Blue law repeal effort stalls, will return in 2026

El Cerrito does not serve margaritas on Sundays. Courtesy | Facebook A petition to end a county ban on Sunday liquor sales failed to make this year’s ballot A petition to repeal Hillsdale County’s prohibition on Sunday liquor sales failed to gain enough signatures to go before voters this year, but advocates say they plan...