Students can bring their visiting parents to Folk Fest, an all-day downtown festival featuring local musicians and businesses, March 7. The event will take place at the Dawn Theater from 2 to 10 p.m. and is hosted by Hillsdale Renaissance, a real estate development firm focused on reviving downtown Hillsdale, according to their website. “We...
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Solar company collects more land use rights
Ranger Power secured at least 2,000 acres for a potential third phase of panels The same company seeking to build the Heartwood Solar II project in Fayette Township has been securing the land use rights to at least 2,000 acres near Hillsdale under the name “Heartwood Solar III LLC,” according to public records reviewed by...
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City zoning board denies HOPE Harbor appeal
The Hillsdale Zoning Board of Appeals denied a request from a proposed sober living home to operate in a business district during its Feb. 11 meeting. HOPE Harbor — which stands for Hillsdale Opportunity Promoting Empowerment — is the new name for a sober transitional housing facility that its director, Melissa “Missy” DesJardin, hopes to...
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City councilman aims to repeal blue laws
Councilman Robert Socha. Courtesy | City of Hillsdale Ward 4 Councilman Robert Socha is once again leading a ballot petition to overturn a 46-year-old Hillsdale County law prohibiting serving alcoholic spirits on Sundays. “Out of 83 counties in the state of Michigan, we are the only one where restaurants and bars can’t serve liquor on...
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Local credit union donates to county K-9 unit
Deputy Sheila Lonk with K-9 Mayson (left) and Deputy Daun Herring (right) with K-9 Drako. Courtesy | Scott Hodshire The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office will hire a new K-9 after receiving a $21,500 donation from a local credit union. American 1 Credit Union, which serves the Hillsdale area, donated the money to help the sheriff’s...