Hillsdale County officials plan to distribute more than $8 million received from the American Rescue Plan Act toward upgrading county services, according to Hillsdale County Commissioner Doug Ingles. The county government has begun processing requests totaling up to more than $21 million from different county departments competing for the $8.8 million received by the ARPA...
A new children’s clothing store will open this Saturday in downtown Hillsdale. Sweet Pea Children’s Boutique, owned by Rebecca Bauerly and her husband, aims at “providing adorable, affordable and good quality children’s clothing,” according to its Facebook page. The store is located at 120 North Broad St. and will open officially March 5. “Lots of...
The nonprofit group Share the Warmth is in its fifth year of providing shelter to the homeless in Hillsdale County during the winter months. “There should be no such thing as having nowhere to go during the winter,” founder Penny Myers said. “We provide a warm, safe place.” Myers began Share the Warmth of Hillsdale...
Local high schools in the Michigan Big 8 Conference raised more than $2,000 for The Make-A-Wish Foundation Michigan at a fundraiser during basketball games on Friday, Feb. 11. According to Jonesville Community Schools Athletic Director Kathy Bondsteel, local schools suggested the idea at a Big 8 Conference meeting. The Big 8 Conference includes Jonesville, Springport,...
Hillsdale Hospital ranks among the country’s top 100 rural hospitals, according to a new report. The Chartis Center for Rural Health assessed hospitals on the quality and efficiency of care as well as the quantity of local patients treated. It released the results on Feb. 11. Hillsdale Hospital President and CEO JJ Hodshire attributed their...