The Hillsdale Rotary Club will enter its fourth and final phase of renovations to Sandy Beach on Baw Beese Lake in the spring of 2020. These renovations will include relocating the current entrance to the park, updating the landscaping, and installing security cameras and new sidewalks. “We’re going to move the current entrance to the...
Hillsdale First United Methodist Church will host a free community dinner this weekend, and they will collect donations for the Karan Jenkins Preschool. On Nov. 2, from 5-7 p.m., local residents can attend the church’s free community dinner at 45 N. Manning St. According to the church’s website, the menu includes turkey, mashed potatoes, corn,...
Vaping is growing into a nationwide epidemic for youth, and Hillsdale County is no exception. To prevent the trend from continuing in Hillsdale schools, Jackson Intermediate School District is hosting “Vaping Solution Room,” a training seminar for teachers and administrators on Nov. 5 from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Jackson IDS is one of 56 Michigan...
A proposed wind farm in Hillsdale County’s Wheatland Township has been met with the resistance of 120 angry residents. Members from the group “Informed Citizens of Wheatland Township” gathered outside Wheatland Township Hall during the Oct. 8 township board meeting to voice their disapproval for the wind farm initially proposed from Invenergy, an Illinois-based energy...
The forecast for Halloween is cold, but the people of Hillsdale County and surrounding areas can trick or treat indoors at the 41st annual Hillsdale County Halloween Party in the Hillsdale High School Cafeteria on Oct. 31. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the evening’s activities will begin with a costume competition at 7 p.m....