The number of deaths exceeded the number of births in Hillsdale County and the state of Michigan in 2020, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Hillsdale County Clerk. Declining population may have long-term impacts on the county’s economy, said Susan Smith, executive director of the Hillsdale County...
Michigan will allow prospective attorneys to use out-of-state bar exam scores to practice law in the state if a bill sponsored by state Rep. Andrew Fink ’06 becomes law, Fink said in a statement. House Bill 5541, known as the Revised Judicature Act, passed the Michigan House of Representatives unanimously on Jan. 25, according to...
The Hillsdale City Police Department arrested a local man who allegedly committed a stabbing on Tuesday evening. Police arrested 39-year-old Shaun David Helton after 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 8, Hillsdale City Fire and Police Chief Scott Hephner said. Helton allegedly used a folding knife to stab a man multiple times, according to a warrant request...
Inmates at the Hillsdale County Jail will gain the opportunity to earn General Equivalency Diplomas as part of a new educational program that begins on March 1. Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire hoped to give this opportunity to inmates since his election. “During my campaigning for sheriff, I knew we had to do some rehabilitation,”...
Several businesses in Hillsdale have decided to close or change their hours due to the snow storm that started on Feb. 2. John Spiteri, owner of Checker Records coffee, described how they are dealing with the situation. “We are playing it by ear and closing early today,” Spiteri said on Wednesday. “We will see what...