The Michigan Council for Art and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) awarded a grant each to the Arts Chorale in Hillsdale and the Sauk Theatre in Jonesville this year after each organization petitioned the state for extra funds. The Hillsdale Arts Chorale received a grant of $7,500 to fund advertising for performances; the Sauk Theatre was given...
Shane and Jennifer Miller and Josh and Tammy Monohan opened M&M Smokehouse in Osseo, Michigan, at 4880 Hudson Rd. The store offers customers a variety of meats and cheeses, and will process deer during the hunting season. Shane Miller and Josh Monohan came up with the idea to open the store. Josh Monohan used to...
Hemmed in by fields, the small town of Somerset Center, Michigan boasts a culinary treasure. Special Ed’s Donuts tempts passers-by to stop for a warm treat.
An annual project sponsored by the Hillsdale Kiwanis Club is causing a stir of excitement for local students this month. Each fall, the club hands out free reference books to students in all the Hillsdale County schools: dictionaries for third graders, thesauri for seventh graders, and foreign-language dictionaries for high school classes. “It’s a really...
After recounting ballots cast in Nov. 8’s general election, Hillsdale County election officials discovered 19 votes for write-in candidates not reflected on Election Magic, the website centralizing and disseminating the vote data. Citizens of Hillsdale’s Ward 4 and Allen requested the recount during the Nov. 9 canvasser meeting after seeing zero votes were recorded...