Jilly Beans Too: Putting the Jo in Jonesville, opened as the only coffee shop in town Friday, relieving Jonesville residents from the limitations of six years of coffee-house-famine. Mary Ellen Sattler, owner of Jilly Beans in Hillsdale, first got the idea to open a sister-shop in Jonesville from a friend who said that a...
City Repairing Infrastructure Around Town
Some streets in Hillsdale underwent an extreme makeover this summer as part of the City of Hillsdale’s summer-long infrastructure project, which initially focused on replacing aging water and sewer lines close to the St. Joseph River. The city didn’t stop there, as more projects are on track to be completed before the project...
Catholic Charities brings counselor to St. Anthony’s
While Hillsdale County residents have already been using Catholic Charities’ forensic interviewing services for children who have been sexually or physically abused in Jackson and Lenawee County, now residents can have a local Catholic Charities option for therapy. Beginning this August, Antonia Busch ‘16 joined the full-time staff of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church...
A ten-year tradition: Hillsdale farmers share their passions and produce
For local farmers, residents, and college students, the Saturday morning farmers’ market in downtown Hillsdale is a beloved tradition. The Hillsdale farmers’ market, which began in 2008, brings a variety of vendors from the surrounding townships to set up shop every Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Hillsdale County Courthouse Square. Vendors...
Hillsdale’s Center for Family Health to close
With the Center for Family Health-Hillsdale on West Carleton Road closing on Friday, the building’s doors will shut, but not for long. Hillsdale Hospital plans to fill the building with specialty services in the near future. “It’s a beautiful building and it’s in a prime location for Hillsdale Hospital,” Jeremiah Hodshire, director of organizational...




