The Hillsdale County Circuit and District courts released about 10 citizens in late February after the county jail reported a problem with overcrowding. “We face this quite frequently,” Sheriff Tim Parker said. Parker and Circuit Court Judge Michael Smith said the early release of some inmates doesn’t pose a threat to citizens. Smith said...
Hillsdale’s wastewater treatment plant is on schedule to complete a three-year repair project through the use of a $300,000 loan by mid-September or early-October, according to Board of Public Utilities Interim Director Chris MacArthur. The loan, unanimously approved at the March 5 city council meeting, will help offset unexpected costs encountered during the project,...
Just a few administrative steps remain before construction can begin on Garden, Vine, and Mead streets and Rippon Avenue. Hillsdale City Council on Monday officially awarded the contract to the asphalt subcontractor that bid lowest. The project, aimed at eliminating flooding, back-ups, and preventing sewage from getting flushed into the St. Joe River, will...
When the blue Dial-A-Ride bus trundles up to the corner of Academy Lane, I wave to my driver Mary Rivera. She smiles and waves back. “Are you my rider today?” she asks. I am. One of many. DART’s three buses — or rather its two currently active ones — act as a hybrid school...
When customers turn into the drive thru at Vanity Ice Cream, Earl the rooster welcomes them with a loud “cock-a-doodle-doo.” He’s been doing so for the past eight years, ever since he ran away from the county fairgrounds located just across the street. Owner Corey Burke said no one knows where Earl lives, but...