When Garrett and Gina Fickle arrive at a customer’s house to tame an overgrown landscape, they bring a weedwacker, a mower, and ten goats. The Fickles started their lawn care service Munchers on Hooves, LLC, last fall after the idea came to Gina Fickle while she surfed the internet late at night. Since their moment...
For Hillsdale resident Joseph Hendee, the devil is in the details. According to Hendee, the city of Hillsdale is violating Michigan’s Open Meeting Act by not listing phone numbers and an address on public notices for city council meetings, invalidating decisions made within the past 60 days. He expressed these concerns during the...
After seven years of service, LeAnn Beckwith has announced her retirement as director of the Hillsdale Community Library. Beckwith said in a letter to the library board that the choice to resign was not an easy one, but necessary nonetheless. “This was not an easy decision to make as the past seven years have been...
The Michigan House of Representatives recently approved legislation by Rep. Eric Leutheuser, MI-Hillsdale, to rename a portion of U.S. 12 in honor of local Medal of Honor recipient James Bondsteel. The House gave its unanimous approval on March 1 to rename U.S. 12 within the city boundaries of Jonesville as the “James Bondsteel Memorial...
Despite debate, the Hillsdale City Council passed a resolution to renew funding for Domestic Harmony in the 2017 fiscal year at a March 20 meeting. Domestic Harmony is a domestic violence victim provider, and offers free shelter and assistance to men, women, and children who have suffered domestic abuse in the City of...