Public schools must restrict student cellphone usage during the school day if Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs two bills the Michigan legislature passed last month. House Bill 4141 would order public school districts or individual schools to ban wireless communication devices “on school grounds during instructional time.” Senate Bill 495 would require public schools to...
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City council selects new police and fire chief
Kristopher Joswiak will take over as police and fire chief Feb. 17. Gemma Flores | Collegian The Hillsdale City Council selected Kristopher Joswiak as the new Hillsdale police and fire chief in an 8-1 vote at its Feb. 2 meeting. Joswiak, a native of Canton, Michigan, has served in both fire and police departments for...
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Where does Michigan end and Indiana begin?
The tri-state marker between Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio erected by Hillsdale County Historical Society in 1977. Anna Broussard | Collegian State senator secures funding to properly mark official border with Indiana Parts of the Indiana and Michigan border line are unknown, and Michigan Sen. Jonathan Lindsey, a Republican representing parts of Branch and Hillsdale County,...
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Armadillos hitch rides with humans to Michigan
A nine-banded armadillo. Courtesy | Wildlife Foundation Armadillos are making their way to Michigan, according to a 2025 report from Michigan State University and Bradley University. One of the authors of the report, Brett DeGregorio, a researcher with the Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Michigan State University, explained that the animals have...
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Car accidents rise as temperatures drop
One of Hillsdale College’s snowplows. Skye Graham | Collegian Hillsdale has suffered more snow-related car crashes this season as the county faces historically low temperatures, according to the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department. “We have seen an increase in slide-offs and in two-car accidents in the county this year with the amount of snow that we...