Hillsdale’s Department of Public Services has finished its autumn road maintenance projects on streets in the city and near Hillsdale College. Between Nov. 3 and Nov. 10, DPS crews and contractors repaired minor damage on Manning, River, Hillsdale, and West streets on both sides of Carleton Road to prevent conditions from worsening. They will also...
During exit interviews conducted at the Hillsdale Community Library voting precinct by The Hillsdale Collegian, voters shared their thoughts regarding the issues that mattered to them in the 2016 general election. “I’m a little disappointed in the national candidates, how they were all about downing each other and sharing bad news about each other,” Hillsdale...
The city of Hillsdale’s backup generators have been out of service for the past four years, but in two months they will be completely upgraded with newly-installed cooling towers. Total repairs — which began in 2015 — cost more than $470,000, funded by the Board of Public Utilities’ budget. Assistant Director Chris McArthur said the...
Widespread complaints about the Hillsdale welcome signs posted on the edges of town caused the city council to reopen public debate about the town’s motto at the Nov. 7 meeting. City Manager David Mackie said he has received negative comments about the signs’ size, visibility from the road, and their content. “I have a...
The five students with the most hours, Parell, Reeb, and three others, volunteered a total of 996.3 hours.