Scott Sessions served as mayor from 2013-2017. Thomas McKenna | Collegian Scott Sessions stepped away from city politics in 2017 after four years as mayor of Hillsdale. Now, he’s running for mayor again after the “political nightmare” and “toxic work environment” that he said some councilmembers, including his opponent, have created for city staff. “I...
Joseph Bellino. Courtesy | Facebook Bellino seeks to promote educational alternatives Michigan homeschoolers would be allowed to participate in public school sports and other extracurriculars if a new bill becomes law. Introduced on Sept. 26 by Sen. Joe Bellino, R-Monroe, Senate Bill 589 would let homeschooling families paying local taxes participate in government-funded public school...
The Keefer House Hotel, located downtown, is undergoing renovations. Jillian Parks | Collegian The Hillsdale City Council voted 7-1 at its Oct. 6 meeting to grant CL Real Estate Development until Dec. 31 to complete the Keefer House Hotel project. This new deadline will extend a tax incentive under the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act to...
The mockup for the new “Hope Harbor.” Courtesy | Missy DesJardin The tent structure for the homeless at Camp Hope is slated for removal this week following a 5–3 vote by the Hillsdale City Council. Residents vacated the tent Oct. 15, with city officials planning to remove the structure on Oct. 16-17. At its Oct....
Hillsdale’s Hometown Hotspot is for sale. Courtesy | ERA Reardon Realty Hometown Hotspot in Hillsdale — home of Market House, Bigby Coffee, and Sharon’s House of Pancakes — and its Hudson sister location are now on the market for $5.5 million and $8 million, respectively. “We are completely honored to be a big part of...