The Michigan State Police and the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals in a drug raid on March 2. The Region of Irish Hills Narcotics Office, a branch of the MSP, arrested Scott Mullins and Ann Marie Schultz for trafficking drugs at their residence, according to RHINO Team Commander Lt. Sean Street. Mullins, 53,...
Dawn Theater to host public ribbon cutting
The Dawn Theater will host a public ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Friday, March 4 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. This will be the first public event held in the space since 2015, according to Gianna Green ’17, communities manager for CL Real Estate and general manager of the Dawn Theater. Admission is free...
Hillsdale Hospital opens application for high school scholarship
Hillsdale Hospital is now accepting applications from the county’s high-school seniors for a nursing school scholarship. The hospital’s Future of Nursing program awards $10,000 per year toward tuition for high-school seniors to complete a nursing degree, according to Mary Carpenter, education and development coordinator. The application requires two letters of recommendation, high school transcripts, and...
The Sauk Theatre honors local actor with Clint Johnson Award
After more than two decades of performing in productions at the Sauk Theatre, Travis Blatchley received the local theater’s outstanding service award. “He has worked backstage doing properties design and onstage as an actor for 25 years,” Executive Director Trinity Bird said. “He continues with the same energy, excitement and positivity as he did from...
The Udder Side reopens for season with new flavors
The Udder Side reopened for the season on Tuesday, March 1. “They missed us,” The Udder Side worker Stacey Williams said. “We were lined up out to the street last night.” The ice cream restaurant, which routinely closes for several months in the fall and winter, will serve customers during regular business hours of...




