Jason Blake was driving his snow plow through a 13-inch snowstorm eight years ago when his blade hit a drain cover, bursting it so that it lifted his truck off the ground. “Picture a 30,000-lb truck going 6 feet up in the air,” said Blake, who is the foreman for the City of Hillsdale. Though...
Hillsdale Beauty College recently added a second location at 440 Marshall Street in Coldwater, due to strong market demand and proven success at the original school in downtown Hillsdale. Opened in 1928 as “Riggs Beauty Culture,” the beauty college’s long history has seen six owners, all of whom chose to operate out of one school...
Raising awareness about local human trafficking will be at the forefront of the Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness of Hillsdale County fourth annual children’s charity ball this Saturday at the Hillsdale College Searle Center. “Human trafficking is definitely a big topic right now in social media and the news,” CAPA Executive Director Christie Campbell said....
After receiving three construction bids over the City’s allotted budget, Hillsdale’s Tax Increment Finance Authority is reassessing project plans for rehabilitation on the Dawn Theater. TIFA received a $1.3 million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation to complete the project, and TIFA had passed a resolution that stated it was willing to help with...
Hillsdale City Council adopted state-mandated poverty exemption 2019 guidelines, allowing homeowners who meet federal poverty income guidelines to receive property tax relief. “Given the makeup of Hillsdale, it’s beneficial for the people who live here,” Ward 4 Councilman Ray Briner said. “It helps a variety of people stay in their homes, and in Hillsdale.” The...