A small selection from a mock-up of the mural showcases local history. Courtesy | The Heritage Association of Hillsdale The Heritage Association of Hillsdale will install a mural detailing the history of Jonesville in a downtown alleyway this spring. TreeTown Murals, the same company that illustrated the “Welcome to Historic Hillsdale” mural that went up...
Officer Linda Caldwell also served as a meter maid. Courtesy | Hampton Funeral Homes The first policewoman of the Hillsdale City Police Department died in a nursing home on Feb. 24 at 86 years old. Linda Caldwell of Jerome, Michigan, became Hillsdale’s first policewoman in 1964. She served as a meter maid, but unlike many...
Buster, the dog abused in the video, peers out of Ringler’s car window. Courtesy | Facebook Two local men are facing misdemeanor charges after Facebook videos were posted Feb. 26 showing one of the men throwing, dragging, and punching a dog. “I think the measure of a man is how he treats animals and children,”...
Jacob Bruns and his family raise sheep. Courtesy | Facebook Officers from the City of Hillsdale Police Department killed one dog and wounded another on Tuesday, after the dogs killed several sheep and then attacked them. Police responded to a call about two vicious dogs at 130 State St. around 7:15 a.m., where they found...
Penny Swan records the meeting as attendees offered public comments. Josh Hypes | Collegian The Hillsdale City Council rejected a nominee for the city library board during a contentious public hearing Monday night. The council voted to reject Daniel LaRue, a member of the Hillsdale Community Schools Board of Education, by a vote of 3-4,...