Thousands of people swarmed the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds for the 166th year of the “most popular fair on Earth.” The Hillsdale County Fair, which runs through Saturday, features a variety of booths and vendors, some of which have exhibited at the fair for more than 40 years. Hillsdale County Fair manager Mark Williams said several...
The impacts and opinions of school of choice laws are mixed throughout Hillsdale County. Many parents celebrate the ability to choose to which public school they can send their children while many small school districts lose students and state aid, which increases with the school’s student enrollment, when larger districts with more resources send busses...
Hillsdale Preparatory School’s results from a Michigan-wide standardized exam were above state average in all four subjects and improved from last year’s results. The kindergarten to eighth grade classical charter school on W. Mechanic Road had more than 50 percent of the students evaluated at or above proficiency in English language arts and mathematics, according...
Thousands of people will flood Hillsdale County for the “Most Popular Fair on Earth” from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. The Fair will not only feature many of the traditional activities, booths, and events that draw thousands of people to the Fairgrounds each year, but it will also spotlight new exhibits. The final preparations for...
“Straight, tall, and beautiful,” was the only description sculptor Heather Tritchka ’98 had available when she began working on a statue of Winona, daughter of Potawatomi Chief Baw Beese. From these words and further research, Tritchka began reanimating Winona through a sculpture to be displayed in Mrs. Stock’s park starting in spring 2017. The Winona...