The special meeting of the Hillsdale City Council lasted less than three minutes Monday evening before the council declared a recess. The council will reconvene Nov. 17 to swear in city officers elected last week. The meeting fulfilled an obsolete provision in the Hillsdale City Charter, which requires the council to meet the Monday following...
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Early childhood center to close at end of school year
Hillsdale Community Schools will close the Bailey Early Childhood Center building at the end of this academic year and shift grade levels across its remaining buildings. “Our buildings are approaching 80 years old,” Superintendent Ted Davis said in a video presentation on Oct. 17. “As the age of the buildings gets older, they’re going to...
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Halloween at Hillsdale library brings community together
An image of the Hillsdale Community Library March 2017. Courtesy | Facebook The Hillsdale Community Library hosted Trick-or-Treat on Oct. 31 for kids to participate in Halloween-themed activities. The event featured sweet treats, games, pumpkin decorating, a prize wheel, and a photo booth. Trick-or-Treat is one of many events the library offers. “We generally try...
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Grosvenor House to host 1936-themed murder mystery night
The Grosvenor House was designed by Elijah E. Myers, who also designed the Michigan State Capitol. Austin Gergens | Collegian Twelve strangers arrive at a manor house for dinner. Soon, their host will be dead, and one of them is the killer — and everyone has a motive. While this might sound like the set-up...
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Handlers can choose to adopt retired K-9s
Deputy Herring and Drako. Courtesy | Sheila Lonk The bond between K-9 officers of the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department and their handlers may continue after K-9 officers retire, following a unanimous vote by the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 28. “There was nothing actually in the county saying that, when the dog retires,...