“Want to talk about marijuana?” Michigan Sen. Mike Shirkey, the Republican incumbent, asks the ten or so Hillsdale County constituents gathered near him for an open Q&A session at Jilly Beans coffee shop on Monday. Nodding, they do. Polls suggest the legalization ballot initiative might not pass, though it’s close, Shirkey says, knocking on the...
Economic success and frustration over media coverage were just two topics discussed Monday as Tim Walberg, U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 7th District, met with constituents at the Hillsdale County Chamber of Commerce. “It’s good to be with you, it’s always good to be in Hillsdale,” Walberg said. “I sure enjoyed having the opportunity to...
After hearing Vice President of the United States Mike Pence reference “that timeless wisdom enshrined on that old sign on M-99” during his 2018 Hillsdale College commencement speech, city resident Ted Jansen said it was time to bring the “It’s The People” sign back to Hillsdale. “I said, ‘You know what, he just gave us...
Almost 14,000 Catholics met at the Breslin Center in Lansing on Saturday, listening to Bishop Earl Boyea’s reminder that they are “Made for Happiness” as the assembly’s theme suggested. Those who gathered made up 22 percent of the Lansing Diocese’s church-going population, according to a news statement from the diocese. The assembly goers had the...
The arrival of fall means fairs and festivities, but also hails the coming of winter, with all its treacherous road conditions. This winter, the City of Hillsdale’s Department of Public Services is newly equipped to handle the winter onslaught with three new dump trucks purchased with the aid of a grant awarded by the Michigan...