Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn was the keynote speaker Friday at the Branch County Republican Party’s 124th Annual Lincoln Day dinner in Dearth Community Center in Coldwater, Michigan. Arnn spoke about Lincoln’s strong leadership and how society should follow his example today. “He was a beautiful human being, also he was great because he got...
The City of Hillsdale will save nearly $50,000 this spring as it transitions to private leaf collection by Modern Waste. Jake Hammel, Hillsdale’s director of public services, estimated the total cost of his leaf collection procedure around $76,000, including labor, equipment, fuel, supplies, and raking. “Rather than discontinue the service, we were trying to look...
A group of 18 Hillsdale High School and Davis Middle School students are headed to Anaheim, California for the annual Business Professionals of America National Leadership Competition which will take place May 1. According to Hillsdale High School’s Business Professionals of America Club Adviser Mindy Eggleston, the competition will span over the course of five...
With a rendition of Adele’s “To Make You Feel My Love,” senior Isabelle Parell kicked off the third annual Hillsdale Idol “Unplugged” music competition March 21 at Johnny T’s Bistro. Funds from the musical evening went toward the Hillsdale County School of the Arts Summer String Festival, a musical boot camp for children ranging...
As spring rolls in, the board for the Hillsdale County Farmers Market begins preparations for the season, making changes hoping to increase participation and attendance. This year will be the 11th anniversary of the market, which runs from mid-May through October in downtown Hillsdale. The biggest adjustment is the hours the market will be open...