Midwesterners, rejoice: Culver’s is set to open in Hillsdale this spring. The fast-food restaurant will be located on West Carleton Road near Aldi. Caleb Brickley, the location’s owner and operator, said construction is going well, but winter weather will determine the store’s progress and opening date. “We just broke ground at the end of September,...
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Orthodoxy moves closer to campus: Holy Ascension holds services in St. Peter’s
St. Olga’s Orthodox Church is now hosting services every other week in downtown Hillsdale, offering students and city residents the chance to experience Eastern Christianity close to the College. Holy Ascension Orthodox Church in Albion, Michigan, began St. Olga’s as an outreach effort to the Hillsdale community in June 2025. It currently rents St. Peter’s...
Provost’s wife runs write-in campaign for school board
After 34 years of involvement with Hillsdale’s public schools, Laurie VanOrman is organizing a write-in campaign for a seat on the Hillsdale Community Schools Board of Education, making her the fourth candidate in a race for three seats. There are three candidates listed on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election. Kathy Petersen and Rebecca...
Yoder and Kniffin fight for Ward 3 city council seat
Planning Commission Member Matthew Kniffin and Zoning Board Member Amber Yoder are competing for the Ward 3 seat on the Hillsdale City Council. Kniffin identified roads, crime, parks, and energy rates as the issues he would address, while Yoder said she hopes to make it easier for businesses to open and operate and wants to...
Rogers campaigns against El-Sayed on state bus tour
Roger (left) adressing Adrian College students with Walberg (right). The Collegian | Gemma Flores HANOVER, MI – Michigan’s Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Rogers said Tuesday he hopes the Iran war will end soon to ease the economic strain on Americans. “I’ve called to wrap this war up,” Rogers told The Collegian. “The good...

