Local high school football players Gavin LaFollete and Ben and Nick Affholter will join the Hillsdale College Chargers’ football program in the fall of 2020. Hillsdale College Head Football Coach Keith Otterbein said all three players have been involved with the college’s summer football camps from a young age and have “good football IQ.” “These...
Author: Rachel Kookogey (Rachel Kookogey)
Hillsdale swimmers win G-MAC Championship
On Saturday, the Hillsdale College Charger swim team won their first conference championship since joining the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, and Chargers Head Coach Kurt Kirner was named “GMAC Coach of the Year” for the second year in a row. In the past two years since joining the GMAC, the Chargers took second place behind...
City hires new engineer
The City of Hillsdale recently hired engineer Kristin Bauer to further its efforts of planning and budgeting road, sidewalk, and lead-water line repairs in a way that can be maintained for several years to come. “Kristin has just over 20 years of experience as a city engineer, so she brings a wealth of knowledge to...
EDP to raise awareness of skilled trades with free event
The Economic Development Partnership is increasing Hillsdale County’s youth awareness of skilled trades by hosting a Skilled Trades Career Exploration event on Feb. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. This free event is open to people of all ages who have an initial interest in skilled trades and will take place at the Litchfield Regional...
Serve yourself by first serving the Lord: my weekend at Curate
At the Curate women’s summit this past weekend, one main thing that stood out to me across the various breakout sessions was the speakers’ emphasis on having self-understanding while interacting with our community. And, each of the session leaders did an excellent job of keeping this idea of personal growth within a Christian lens....




