Meijer confirmed this week it is looking to open its first location in Hillsdale County. The privately owned corporation based in Grand Rapids is working to purchase a plot of land — nearly 50 acres and located in Fayette Township — on West Carleton Road, located between Frank Beck Chevrolet and Beck Road, according to...
Here’s to You Pub & Grub introduces brunch menu
On the back wall of Here’s to You Pub & Grub there hangs a framed flour sack from F. W. Stock & Sons labeled “Stock’s Brand Wheat.” It reminds patrons of a time when Hillsdale residents woke early and bustled about their kitchens cooking their own hearty food. Now, their favorite bar is carrying on...
Mayoral candidates promise to help police fight drug epidemic
As drug overdoses haunt Michigan and the City of Hillsdale, both mayoral candidates promised to empower the police force to address the opioid epidemic. In Michigan, drug-related deaths rose 18 percent from 2015 to 2016, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Over the past couple years, at least four heroin-related deaths...
Local pilot named airport manager
Although she’s only been Hillsdale Municipal Airport manager for five days, Ginger Moore already has almost a lifetime of experience with the airport. Since childhood, Moore has been surrounded by flight. Both her parents were pilots, and as a child, she was present with them when the Hillsdale airport opened. She became a commercial pilot...
Townley reaching settlement with City of Hillsdale
Dawn Townley is reaching a settlement with the city of Hillsdale concerning a whistleblower lawsuit, after months of extensive negotiations, according to a document released before a city council meeting on Monday. The document — specified as a status update — is not an official court disclosure, but John Lovinger, the city’s attorney, said at...




