It wasn’t just law enforcement who found Jace Lyon on January 20, it was the entire Hillsdale community. As police scoured the area for the 9-year-old, they were aided by nearly 200 volunteers from the community, in addition to an anonymously-donated $5,000 ransom. “You see missing kids all the time and of course it makes...
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Missing 9 year old found safe and sound
Emily Blatter contributed to this report Hillsdale County Police confirmed to The Collegian that 9-year-old Jace Lyon, who has been missing since Jan 18, was found on Friday evening. He is uninjured and safe. “Everybody’s happy that he was found safe and in good health,” a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office said. According to a...
Hillsdale police, campus security searching for missing 9-year-old
A county-wide search is still underway for a 9-year-old boy who went missing late Wednesday night, the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s office said. “At this point in time we do not suspect any foul play,” Hillsdale County Sheriff Tim Parker said in a video interview. “However, we just don’t have any clues as to where he is.”...
Despite city code requirement, more than 70 percent of BPU board, airport members live outside of city
Most of the members of the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities and the Airport Advisory Committee are not residents of the city of Hillsdale, even though residency is a requirement under the city’s municipal code. Four out of the five members of the Hillsdale BPU board of directors do not live in Hillsdale, according...
Grants awarded to Hillsdale District Court, Police Department
The city of Hillsdale was recently awarded several grants amounting to nearly $80,000 through the Hillsdale County Community Foundation. According to Sharon Bisher, the president and CEO of the HCCF, the non-profit organization accepts grants a couple of times a year, and then asks local organizations what their needs are. “We look at what...



