Hillsdale’s Cottage Inn Pizza, owned by Brad and Donna Olmstead, has outgrown its current location. This summer, the couple decided it was time to expand. “We’re renting here, so there’s no place to add on another building,” Donna Olmstead said. “The Lord said to us that we needed to look at the silos. I thought,...
Two weeks after Hillsdale City Police spotted a fugitive attempting to break into a house, Michigan State Police finally arrested the man on Aug. 27 in Jefferson Township. First Lt. Kevin Rod has been with Michigan State Police for 21 years and said the state used its aviation and K-9 units to track Hillsdale resident,...
Despite not accepting any federal funding, Hillsdale College will be the city’s largest taxpayer this fiscal year for the first time ever. The current tax roll shows the college paying $101,250.40 in taxes to the city. Hillsdale College Chief Administrative Officer Richard Péwé said the increase was a result of the parcels used for the...
With a dry-erase bartop, tables that used to be windows, and paintings from local artists on the walls, the new Ramshackle Brewing Company in Jonesville that opened July 17, has a colorful atmosphere that pairs well with its craft beer. Though new to owning a brewery, co-owners Jessy Bigelow, Zack Bigelow, and Joe Kesselring have...
The Hillsdale City Council voted Tuesday to deny a special tax advantage to the proposed rent-controlled Wells Apartments. The 7-2 vote opposed a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) for Spire Development’s plan. In a previous public meeting, Tom Grywalski, the co-founder and principal of Spire Development and Spire Consulting, said the PILOT is one...