The Vanished Hillsdale Facebook group has come out with a line of products to sell, including t-shirts, mugs, ornaments, clocks, and wall prints. All proceeds will be donated to the Friends of the Mitchell and Hillsdale County Historical Society. The Vanished Hillsdale page shares historical photos and stories with its followers. The group was founded...
Across Michigan, the holiday shopping season proves profitable for local retailers, and Hillsdale businesses follow this trend. Womply, a software firm that provides business intelligence and other services to small businesses throughout the country, published a report on Nov. 11, revealing retail shopping trends in Michigan. The study found that five of the top 15...
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will be holding its first-ever Advent Hymn Festival, open to all members of the community. The event, which will be held on Dec. 1 at 6 p.m., will feature a variety of religious hymns with both vocal and instrumental music. The idea behind this festival was to bring together all of...
With the increase in accidents involving buggies and automobiles, the Michigan State Legislature is reviewing a three-piece package of legislation known as the “Buggy Bills” to improve road safety. In the past 11 months, Michigan has seen six accidents involving buggies and automobiles, including one southwest of Hillsdale that injured a family of four. A...
Residents in Hillsdale won’t need to decorate their homes like Clark Griswold to register for the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities’ Holiday Light Contest. With the Christmas season quickly approaching, BPU is giving residents an incentive for decorating their houses with its annual Holiday Light Contest. BPU will award three prizes to both business and...