It was out with the old and in with the new at the Dawn Theater this past Saturday. In an effort to clear the old performance venue for its long-awaited redevelopment, Hillsdale’s Tax Increment Financing Authority auctioned off every old item it could at the Dawn on Nov. 10. About 25 students and Hillsdale residents...
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Hillsdale brings comfort to homeless with warming center
This winter, the homeless people of Hillsdale County now have a place to spend the night. Share the Warmth is a night-only warming center that operates out of the House of Refuge Church located on E. Carleton Road. It’s designed to give people who don’t have anywhere to spend the night, a place to stay...
Shooting Sports Center to hold Veterans Day open house
The John A. Halter Shooting Sports Center will hold a Veterans Day Open House Saturday, Nov. 10. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is open to the public. “It’s the first time we’ve done something like this,” project manager for marketing accounts Joshua Liebhauser said. “We’re just trying to find...
Midterm elections turn the Mitten State purple
Some of Michigan’s top governmental positions went blue after years of Republican control in a high-stakes midterm election Tuesday. Gretchen Whitmer will be the first Democrat to take the Michigan Governor’s office in the past eight years after she defeated Republican attorney general Bill Schuette in the race for governor. “I guess we’re going to...
Taxes threaten future of historic Fisk house
An increase in property taxes could cause Coldwater’s historic Fisk House, home to Blue Hat Coffee, to close within the next year, according to Blue Hat owner Phillip Jewell. Jewell, who owns the property and runs the business with his wife, Catherine, said he is currently exploring his options to get the taxes reduced with...




