After more than two decades of performing in productions at the Sauk Theatre, Travis Blatchley received the local theater’s outstanding service award. “He has worked backstage doing properties design and onstage as an actor for 25 years,” Executive Director Trinity Bird said. “He continues with the same energy, excitement and positivity as he did from...
The Udder Side reopened for the season on Tuesday, March 1. “They missed us,” The Udder Side worker Stacey Williams said. “We were lined up out to the street last night.” The ice cream restaurant, which routinely closes for several months in the fall and winter, will serve customers during regular business hours of...
Hillsdale County officials plan to distribute more than $8 million received from the American Rescue Plan Act toward upgrading county services, according to Hillsdale County Commissioner Doug Ingles. The county government has begun processing requests totaling up to more than $21 million from different county departments competing for the $8.8 million received by the ARPA...
A new children’s clothing store will open this Saturday in downtown Hillsdale. Sweet Pea Children’s Boutique, owned by Rebecca Bauerly and her husband, aims at “providing adorable, affordable and good quality children’s clothing,” according to its Facebook page. The store is located at 120 North Broad St. and will open officially March 5. “Lots of...
The nonprofit group Share the Warmth is in its fifth year of providing shelter to the homeless in Hillsdale County during the winter months. “There should be no such thing as having nowhere to go during the winter,” founder Penny Myers said. “We provide a warm, safe place.” Myers began Share the Warmth of Hillsdale...