The former mayor defeated Councilman Bentley by 67 votes Scott Sessions won a special election for mayor of Hillsdale Tuesday, defeating Ward 2 Councilman Matthew Bentley by about six percentage points. Sessions won by only 67 votes out of the 1,109 who voted. About 53% of voters cast ballots for Sessions, who served as mayor...
Camp Hope, which provides beds and bathrooms, in September. Isabella Doer | Collegian Homeless shelter must show plans to meet building codes by January, city manager says The City of Hillsdale gave a homeless shelter until Jan. 28 to secure funding or submit plans showing progress toward the construction of a permanent building, according to...
Adam Stockford has been Hillsdale’s mayor. Courtesy | Facebook Mayor Adam Stockford will resign Jan. 1 after he announced at Monday’s city council meeting that he will no longer reside within city limits next year. The mayor’s term is set to expire in 2026, but Stockford said he and his wife closed on a house...
Jacob Bruns (Ward 1) Courtesy | Hillsdale College A Hillsdale College Ph.D. student and a retired radio host won city council seats Tuesday. Almost 3,700 ballots were cast in the city out of roughly 25,000 total votes in the county. Grad student Jacob Bruns won a Ward 1 City Council seat with 53% of the...
Councilman Tony Vear (top left) and Jacob Bruns (top right) are running for Ward 1, and Bob Flynn (bottom left) and Matt Kniffin (bottom right) are running for Ward 3. Courtesy | Tony Vear, Jacob Bruns, Bob Flynn, and Matt Kniffin Ward 1, 3 candidates discuss road repairs, homelessness, and city-college relations With Election Day...