With attractions ranging from a baby animal birthing tent to a photography house and drag racing, more than 100,000 people are expected to flock to the 169th-annual Hillsdale County Fair which began Sept. 22. The fair runs until Saturday, Sept. 28, and will conclude with a concert by the band Hotel California A Salute to...
Inspired by the research and initiative of two students, Hillsdale High School has replaced plastic straws with paper straws. At the end of the 2019 spring semester, science teacher Kraig Putnam required his students to research and devise a solution to an environmental issue impacting Michigan for their final biology project. He also encouraged them...
While Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Republicans in the state legislature fight over funding for road repairs across the state, the standoff could result in 48,000 unpaid government employees in Michigan. Hillsdale County is prepared for the potential blow. Michigan’s fiscal budget ends at midnight Sept. 30. If Whitmer and the legislators don’t reach...
An average of 90% of all shelter animals in Michigan are not killed or euthanized. The Michigan Pet Fund Alliance announced in their 2018 Michigan Shelter Live Release Report that most of the state’s animal shelters are considered “no-kill,” meaning that 90% of all the animals being brought to shelters are adopted, returned to their...
Republican Party leaders from across the nation gathered on Mackinac Island the weekend of Sept. 20 to 22 for the Biennial Republican National Leadership Conference, where they discussed problems and solutions to national and state issues. Local politicians — including Hillsdale’s United States House Rep. Tim Walberg, of the Seventh District, and Michigan House Rep....