With the cancellation of Jonesville’s Riverfest over COVID-19 concerns two weeks ago, the fate of other local fairs hangs in the balance. On March 17, the Jonesville City Council denied the request for a 2021 Riverfest. Other annual events such as Festival Days and The Most Popular Fair on Earth might also be canceled. Both...
Road construction will resume on Fayette Street on April 26, and the city expects it to continue until mid-May. The contractor, Hoffman Bros. Inc. of Battle Creek, MI, began the project late last year. City Engineer Kristin Bauer said because the asphalt plants close in November, the city ran out of time to finish the...
Hillsdale residents will decide on May 4 if the city will consolidate road construction funding and reinstitute the city leaf collection service through a 4.0 millage levy proposed by the City Council, according to City of Hillsdale. If passed, the levy would provide 3.5 mills committed to paying for street reconstruction. It would appropriate 0.5...
At the Filling Station Deli in downtown Hillsdale, there’s a book full of regular customer orders on the front counter. Owner Cindy Bieszk doesn’t need it; she knows them all by heart. But, when she’s not around, something else has to remember her regular’s orders. “If I’m not here, the kids can look in the...
This week in Lyons, South Dakota, a brand new Rosenbauer fire engine is in some of the final stages of manufacturing. Later this month, Hillsdale Fire Chief Michael Rose will drive with two of his firemen to inspect the new engine and bring it to its new home at the Hillsdale Township Fire Station. The...