The Michigan State Police arrested two suspects in a Hillsdale County drug bust on April 7. MSP troopers arrested 29-year-old Kyle Bertok and 44-year-old Larry Estel in execution of a search warrant, according to Cmdr. Sean Street of the Region of Irish Hills Narcotics Office, a division of the MSP. Police searched Bertok’s residence on...
A recently remodeled vintage train car offers passengers a scenic view of rolling farmland and old architecture in Hillsdale and Branch counties. Last weekend, locals could hear Norfolk and Western Business Car 300’s welcoming whistle as it made its maiden voyage from Coldwater to Hillsdale and back. Bryan Lalevee, founder of Norfolk and Western Business...
Jonesville Lumber is one of several local businesses contributing to a spring home makeover sweepstakes this year, with national rewards that total $25,000. The Hillsdale Daily News conducts the local sweepstakes, for which businesses like Jonesville Lumber provide funding. The sweepstakes allow businesses to advertise, according to Abe Graves, co-owner of Jonesville Lumber. “This is...
The Hillsdale City Police Department is receiving threats from the public after a video went viral that depicts officers in an encounter with a dog at large on March 21. Police officers Todd Holtz and Dustin Simms encountered the dog when responding to a “disturbing the peace” complaint about Andy Dewaine Bailey, Hillsdale City Police...
Michigan State Police arrested a man from Angola, Indiana, March 25 for drunk driving after causing a crash that injured two people in Hillsdale County late at night on March 24. 30-year-old Treston Marcelle Wright was driving northbound on US 127 in a truck in Somerset Township attempting to pass a vehicle when he struck...