Timothy Dixon resigned this week from the Hillsdale City Council. The Ward 2 councilman submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Adam Stockford and the other councilmembers, which the council accepted unanimously at its meeting Monday night. “I purchased a different home and now no longer have a recognized address located within the City...
‘It’s the People’ signs could return to Hillsdale
After hearing Vice President of the United States Mike Pence reference “that timeless wisdom enshrined on that old sign on M-99” during his 2018 Hillsdale College commencement speech, city resident Ted Jansen said it was time to bring the “It’s The People” sign back to Hillsdale. “I said, ‘You know what, he just gave us...
City acquires new trucks with help of state grant
The arrival of fall means fairs and festivities, but also hails the coming of winter, with all its treacherous road conditions. This winter, the City of Hillsdale’s Department of Public Services is newly equipped to handle the winter onslaught with three new dump trucks purchased with the aid of a grant awarded by the Michigan...
Bumper-car operator charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct
A bumper-car operator at the Hillsdale County Fair was arrested by Hillsdale City Police and charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct this week. William Presley, a New Jersey native, allegedly befriended a 19-year-old woman while she was riding the bumper cars before leading her away from the fairgrounds to have sex with him. “She said...
Blade & Bones brings low prices
The sign for Michael Williams’ store, Blade and Bones, on North Howell Street reads “swords and knives, furniture, computers, camera security systems, backpacks, niteize gear, pallet gear, and more.” Williams opened the store this past summer on July 20 and like the sign says, he sells a large array of things. The store is full...




