Residents and travelers found “Stars, Stripes, and Fair Delights” at the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds beginning last weekend. The 172nd Hillsdale County Fair began Sunday Sept. 25, and will continue until Saturday Oct. 1. The fair offers rides, private vendors, 4-H competitions, and events. “We are the largest event held annually in the county, so there...
The Keefer House Hotel may be ready for business by late spring or early summer, complete with a dining room and restaurant. Phoenix Builders and Apex Painting are working together to restore the 130-year-old building. The hotel is owned by CL Real Estate, which is partnering with Phoenix Builders to restore the hotel while keeping...
Mayor Adam Stockford and his fighting partner Desmond Dukes faced off against two wrestlers on Saturday night. Stockford joined Championship International Wrestling for a “Saturday Night Slam” at the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds Sept. 17. CIW put on a one-hour show that featured wrestling matches between unique characters. A man from the “Heart of America” wrestled...
A crash injured a driver and five children near the Camden-Frontier Elementary School on Sept. 20. Bradley James Lemley, 25, was driving a Cadillac Escalade with five children inside when he collided with a Republic Waste Services garbage truck on W. Montgomery Road, according to a Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office press release. Ryan Jeffrey Harris,...
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office arrested local attorney and Republican official Daren Wiseley on Sept. 8 on a warrant from Osceola County, Florida. The Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Osceola County issued a warrant on Wiseley for failure to face arraignment on charges of assaulting a firefighter. Court records show Wiseley sought a waiver for...