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Golfer qualifies for nationals

Hillsdale College junior Matt Chalberg will be one of 24 individual competitors across the country competing in the National Collegiate Club Golf Association National Championship this spring. The two-day NCCGA spring championship will be held April 26-27 in Crystal Springs, NJ. The 25 collegiate club teams and 24 individuals who qualified nationwide will play two...

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Nonprofits won’t fund roads

        Sixth in a series   Asking nonprofits for payments in lieu of taxes is a legal option to generate road-funds but not advisable, according to Hillsdale Attorney Kevin Shirk. A payment in lieu of taxes or PILOT is a voluntary contract a tax-exempt nonprofit may agree to pay a city to...

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City revisits income tax option

The income tax initiative, voted down in 2012, is back on Hillsdale City Council’s road-funding list. In order to fund fixing the city roads, council compiled a list of options and included an income tax as one that should be re-evaluated. “There are really only two options left: the millage and the income tax,” Councilman...

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Humans of Hillsdale: Officer ‘Dusty’ Zimmerman

“There is an unconscious and intoxicated male,” said a voice over the intercom. The dispatcher reads an address and continues. “He’s been beaten by another male who is said to have left the scene.” Officer Dustin Zimmerman slams the brakes of his cop cruiser and pulls a 180 in the vacant road. The engine groans...

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Prosecutor Neal Brady to run for District Court Judge

After 18 years serving as Hillsdale County Prosecutor, Neal Brady is ready to take his career next step by running for District Court Judge. Brady announced his candidacy for judge at the March 17 Hillsdale City Council meeting. Brady decided to run for the vacancy after Judge Donald Sanderson announced his retirement on Feb. 6....