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Choir and orchestra perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’
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Choir and orchestra perform Handel’s ‘Messiah’

  The Hillsdale College Choir, Chamber Choir, and Symphony Orchestra will perform George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” at College Baptist Church Dec. 2 through Dec. 4. “’The Messiah’ is a special opportunity and I am very excited to be a part of it,” sophomore Alex Pankow, a member of the chorus, said. The choirs and orchestra...

Snyder visits Hillsdale to talk economic opportunities
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Snyder visits Hillsdale to talk economic opportunities

After labelling Hillsdale an at-risk community as part of his Rising Tide initiative in 2015, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder met with city and college officials Oct. 26 at the Mitchell Research Center to discuss issues holding Hillsdale back from greater economic prosperity and stability. “It’s great to see the community together; the key is getting...

Vote recount reveals 19 write-ins, for Sanders, McMullin, Sasse, others
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Vote recount reveals 19 write-ins, for Sanders, McMullin, Sasse, others

  After recounting ballots cast in Nov. 8’s general election, Hillsdale County election officials discovered 19 votes for write-in candidates not reflected on Election Magic, the website centralizing and disseminating the vote data. Citizens of Hillsdale’s Ward 4 and Allen requested the recount during the Nov. 9 canvasser meeting after seeing zero votes were recorded...

Fugitive fled police during traffic stop for surgery, brother says
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Fugitive fled police during traffic stop for surgery, brother says

Adam Swander has been issued a felony warrant for resisting and obstructing an officer, after fleeing police during a traffic stop the morning of Oct. 18 near the corner of Fayette and Hillsdale streets. “He fled… we gave chase on foot through the area, checked for his location in nearby buildings, and we ended up...

Citizens make last-minute predictions after voting
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Citizens make last-minute predictions after voting

During exit interviews conducted at the Hillsdale Community Library voting precinct by The Hillsdale Collegian, voters shared their thoughts regarding the issues that mattered to them in the 2016 general election. “I’m a little disappointed in the national candidates, how they were all about downing each other and sharing bad news about each other,” Hillsdale...