Zombies, princesses, and superheroes gathered downtown for the first Halloween ComicFest, which featured free comic books and a costume contest with cash prizes, hosted by Alternaprint Screen Printing & Comic Book Shop on Oct. 31. Owners Andrew and Catie Gibbs held the nationwide event at their store for the first time this year. As participants,...
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November 5, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Council cancels surprise city clerk appointment
Hillsdale City Council members were caught off guard by an unplanned appointment for the vacant city clerk position proposed by Mayor Scott Sessions at the council’s Monday meeting. In last week’s meeting the council decided to review the six resumes submitted for the position, but at the Monday meeting Sessions said the candidates were underqualified...
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October 29, 2015July 12, 2022Opinions
Liberals are nerf-herders
Last week, the Daily Beast wrote an article suggesting that conservatives align with the “Star Wars” films’ evil Galactic Empire instead of the Rebel Alliance. Those half-witted nerf-herders have no idea what they are talking about. The article, titled “Why Conservatives Love the Galactic Empire,” assembled various tweets from prominent conservative journalists to construct their...
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October 29, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Hillsdale alumni receive preservation award
Hillsdale college alums Duane and Bev Taylor received a preservation award for improvements on their historic 19th century home on State Road in a reception at the Will Carleton Poorhouse hosted by the Hillsdale County Historical Society Monday. During their annual Renovation, Preservation, and Beautification awards, members of the historical society gave awards to...
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October 22, 2015July 12, 2022City News
Princesses and pumpkins have a ball
To promote downtown commerce and celebrate the fall weather, the Hillsdale Business Association held its fifth annual Awesome Autumn street festival Tuesday evening. Local storefronts kept their doors open past normal hours and offered free goods ranging from candy to pumpkin spice chai lattes to entertain Hillsdale residents. This year, new additions to the festival...