A motion hearing in the case of Dylan Lee Jones, accused of a fatal August hit-and-run, was delayed until Jan. 27 after Circuit Court Judge Sara Lisznyai rescheduled the hearing. Kimm Burger, defense attorney for the 24-year-old Jones, said the motion hearing was supposed to decide whether a witness would be allowed to testify in...
Helping Hands Pregnancy Resource Center is debt-free for the first time in its history after community members paid off the nonprofit’s mortgage, according to a press release. The group raised $54,200 from more than 130 individual donors during the Hillsdale County Community Foundation’s annual Great Give, an end-of-year fundraiser for local nonprofits, which they held...
Employees at Hillsdale’s Kroger store will face monetary penalties if they do not receive the COVID-19 vaccine under a nationwide company policy that took effect on Jan. 1. Additionally, starting in February, the company will require unvaccinated employees to be tested for the virus weekly. Taylor Cole, assistant store manager at Kroger in Hillsdale, said...
The Hillsdale Community Library will hold an open house to welcome its new director, Bryonna Barton, next Thursday Dec. 9 from 4-6 p.m. The event will include snacks, drinks, and a grand prize drawing for a “Welcome to Hillsdale” gift basket, along with drawings for other gift cards to local businesses. The Library Board will...
A local Christian organization could face foreclosure at the end of March 2022 due to taxes accrued in 2019 when the organization was denied tax exemption by the city of Hillsdale. Rev. Cindy Eckhardt, president and founder of One Step Ministries, said that while the organization is a church, it does not hold traditional Sunday...