Local police are increasing safety measures and patrols at schools due to a rising number of threats, according to the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office. Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire said incidents occurred in Jonesville and Reading schools. Police officers found and stopped the students before any had the opportunity to act on the threats. There...
About one hundred people participated in a March for Life in downtown Hillsdale sponsored by St. Anthony’s Catholic Church last week. Rich Moeggenberg, a parishioner at the church who is also the college’s director of financial aid, helped organize the march. He said he reached out to leaders in the Hillsdale College for Life club...
The Hillsdale Brewing Company recently partnered with Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness to collect pajamas for kids with the “Cozy Kids campaign.” Christie Campbell, executive director of CAPA, explained that the event occurs every year. “We collect gently used or new pajamas for kids every year. They are then given out to the community at...
The suspect in a fatal hit-and-run faces a new charge for credit card fraud. Dylan Lee Jones, 24, faces multiple charges in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that occured in August 2021. Since his arrest in September, Jones has been charged with two counts of possession of methamphetamine, and most recently, illegal use of a...
The Sauk, a community theater in Jonesville, took home 17 of the 25 BroadwayWorld 2021 Detroit Awards, including Best Streaming Production, Best Play, and Best Musical. The BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are “the largest fan-based theater awards,” BroadwayWorld said in an email. The Detroit Awards cover local theater productions in Michigan. The Sauk won four BroadwayWorld...