Visitors to the Michigan Capitol in Lansing can no longer open carry firearms into the building. The move comes in the wake of increased security at state capitol buildings after the Jan. 6 riot at the U. S. Capitol. On Jan. 11, the Michigan Capitol Commission voted 6-0 in favor of banning open-carry firearms inside...
Hillsdale County offices reopened for regular business on Jan. 19, following a 3-2 vote from the new board of county commissioners the prior week in favor of doing so. At the end of the month, the county buildings will also remove health screeners at the entrance due to financial reasons. When the Michigan Department of...
Hillsdale City Police are continuing to investigate reports of an altercation near College Street last weekend. On Jan. 16, between 10 and 11 p.m., Hillsdale College Campus Security received a call about suspicious activity in the parking lot between the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house and the Howard Music Building. A student resident of Niedfeldt...
State Rep. Andrew Fink was formally sworn in on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at the Michigan State Capitol, after officially assuming office on Jan. 1. Fink, who represents Michigan’s 58th district, said the ceremony went smoothly and that he was thankful his family could attend. “The swearing in day itself was particularly special because my family...
Hillsdale Hospital is once again allowing people to visit hospital patients and nursing home residents, though in a limited capacity, following a continued decrease in the rate of new COVID-19 cases across Hillsdale County, according to Hillsdale Hospital Director of Marketing and Development Rachel Lott. Lott said in a Jan. 19 press release that the...