On the brink of a new political season in Washington D.C., Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., was recently appointed chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions for the 115th Congress. According to Walberg’s Communications Director Dan Kotman, chairing this subcommittee provides Walberg a leadership role in shaping important policy decisions — from...
42 Union — a recently developed apartment complex — took under a year to build and open, largely due a $785,000 grant given to the city of Hillsdale. According to alumnus Tyler Groenendal, this is the latest example of Hillsdale’s participation in crony capitalism. Those involved with the city government, however, argue these grants are...
Editor’s note: This article was previously titled “City of Hillsdale set to go bankrupt in 2020.” This was a inaccurate representation of the facts presented in the article below and was retitled to more accurately reflect the story. The city of Hillsdale is not going bankrupt. The city of Hillsdale’s general fund balance will be...
Emily Blatter contributed to this report Hillsdale County Police confirmed to The Collegian that 9-year-old Jace Lyon, who has been missing since Jan 18, was found on Friday evening. He is uninjured and safe. “Everybody’s happy that he was found safe and in good health,” a spokesperson from the sheriff’s office said. According to a...
The city of Hillsdale was recently awarded several grants amounting to nearly $80,000 through the Hillsdale County Community Foundation. According to Sharon Bisher, the president and CEO of the HCCF, the non-profit organization accepts grants a couple of times a year, and then asks local organizations what their needs are. “We look at what...