Hillsdale resident Wesley Rogers resigned from his position at the Hillsdale Bob Evans plant after the company’s corporate office told him to remove the large Confederate flag he flies from his truck or be fired. “We believe the flag is offensive to many of our customers and employees,” Bob Evans spokeswoman Angela Payne said. “We...
Author: Philip H. DeVoe (Philip H. DeVoe)
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Shotgun team wins Michigan Trapshooting Association’s Fall Team Shoot
The Hillsdale College shotgun team earned a victory at the Michigan Trapshooting Association’s Fall Team Shoot on Sept. 13. They won with a score of 487 clay targets hit out of a possible 500. “This is an excellent win for the Hillsdale shotgun sports team because they competed against not just other students, but the...
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Gym, coffee shop coming to Market House in spring
Hillsdale Anytime Fitness, Biggby Coffee, and a redesigned food court are coming to the Hillsdale Market House in the spring as part of the supermarket’s first set of renovations since 2004. The new space is expected to accommodate up to 1,000 more customers. “Basically, we’re trying to provide as many services under one roof as...
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Searle Center to open this weekend
The Searle Center is finally finished, and its first event, the sophomore brunch, went off without a hitch this past weekend. “I didn’t go [to the brunch]… but some of the comments I got were that it definitely improves morale,” Chief Administration Officer Rich Péwé said. The ribbon-cutting and grand opening for the Searle Center...
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Patches show brotherhood in Hillsdale Fire Department
While Gary Easterling was in Iraq as an Army National Guardsman, his wife, with whom he is now separated, fell through the bathroom floor during a shower after it collapsed underneath her. His friends from the police and fire stations rushed to his house as soon as they heard and repaired his floor, free of charge....