Streamers, sparkles, and smiles greeted guests at the second annual Salvation Army Princess Day on Saturday where Disney princesses reminded guests that beauty comes from the heart. The Liberty Princess Co. and Hillsdale College’s Salvation Army GOAL program planned the event, where students dressed as Belle from “Beauty and the Beast,” Belle’s prince, Rapunzel from...
Category: City of Hillsdale
Chastity is ‘more than just putting on a ring’
“It’s more than just putting on a ring and saying ‘Oh I’m waiting until marriage to have sex.’” A young man in a white T-shirt and jeans stood in the middle of the gym. He is older than the middle and high school students in the bleachers. A hint of stubble shadowed his jaw and...
Hillsdale’s Meals on Wheels braces for possible funding cuts
President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget proposal could cut a large percentage of funding for Meals on Wheels in Hillsdale County, according to data from the Hillsdale County Senior Services Center and Meals on Wheels America. Hillsdale County’s Meals on Wheels program is a service of the Senior Center, and is one of 5,000 local...
Council votes to end performance-based pay system for city employees
The Hillsdale City Council voted to adopt a resolution supported by the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities to restructure the way the BPU’s pay structure operates, in a Feb. 20 meeting. The resolution is part of an initiative lead by City Manager David Mackie to blend the city and the BPU into one cohesive unit....
Housing checklist enforces renovations for older homes
An estimated 63.2 percent of Hillsdale’s houses were built before 1960, according to a 2016 report by the Michigan Vacant Property Campaign, meaning keeping the houses around the city in good shape is costly to the city. The Hillsdale Code Enforcement and Inspections department prevents houses from falling into dilapidation by enforcing the International Property...




