The lights of homes and businesses throughout Hillsdale suddenly flickered and shut off the morning of Sept.1, affecting several local business owners and consumers. According to Councilman Bruce Sharp, power loss occurred when a rogue squirrel attempted to jump across an electric wire. The squirrel snapped the wire as it plummeted, cutting lights across...
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Maribeth’s warehouse sale brings business boom
Maribeth’s opened a warehouse in the next-door building during July and August, and according to store owner Maribeth Watkins, the sale was a success for the store and for customers. “It was a win-win. We had a lot of fun doing it, and customers loved it,” she said. Watkins said she opened the warehouse partly...
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Fall into the Hillsdale-area apple orchards
Each within 30 miles of Hillsdale, two apple orchards provide the perfect fall fix of homemade apple cider, fresh from their own orchards. Meckley’s Flavor Fruit Farm sits 20 miles outside Hillsdale and offers a plethora of Fall activities. From September through October, each weekend features a fall festival of wagon rides, a corn maze,...
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Hillsdale businesses feature paintings, sculptures for Art Around Town
Makeshift galleries decorated the streets and shops of downtown Hillsdale on Sept. 17 for the annual Art Around Town. Thirteen artists from the college and community displayed their work in 13 local businesses throughout downtown Hillsdale. Red balloons marked the stores displaying art or supporting the event. The shops welcomed people in out of...
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Hillsdale Prep students score above average in standardized exam, beat state and local averages
Hillsdale Preparatory School’s results from a Michigan-wide standardized exam were above state average in all four subjects and improved from last year’s results. The kindergarten to eighth grade classical charter school on W. Mechanic Road had more than 50 percent of the students evaluated at or above proficiency in English language arts and mathematics, according...