The Hillsdale City Council voted 7-0 to approve an order of public nuisance and demolition of 65 and 65 1/2 Westwood St. in a public hearing on Sept. 16. Last month, the council passed a resolution declaring the structure a public nuisance and gave owner Marvin Salyer 30 days to take care of the issue...
On Sept. 12, the Hillsdale Garden Club celebrated its 90th anniversary in Markel Auditorium. Tables loaded with delicious treats and a commemorative cake stood in the lobby, and ladies in pink sweaters milled around with cups of lemonade, laughing and chatting away. Peggy Lopresto, president of the club, and member Louise Worms said that the...
Hillsdale County residents learned about the lives of former Hillsdalians during walk-throughs of historical downtown. The Hillsdale County Historical Society hosted walks to celebrate the 150 year anniversary of Hillsdale’s founding 1869. The walk touched on a variety of elements of Hillsdale’s early history including various structural fires and Hillsdale’s very own opera house. The...
The Jonesville Volunteer Fire Department purchased new metal-cutting equipment called the “jaws of life” and self-funded half of the cost. The new equipment consists of two pieces, a cutter and a spreader, primarily for the purpose of helping victims in car crashes escape a burning vehicle. It replaces the older model the fire department used...
The Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to renew its ordinance permitting the use of off-road vehicles on county roads, making only two changes to the original ordinance introduced in 2014. ORVs are defined in the ordinance as “motor-driven off-road recreation vehicles capable of cross country travel without the benefit of a road...