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Local clinic to host benefit
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Local clinic to host benefit

Wayne Babcock serves donuts at “Taste of Autumn” last year. Courtesy | Amber Yoder St. Peter’s Free Clinic will partner with local businesses Oct. 18 to provide food, wine, and live music at its 20th annual “Taste of Autumn” fundraiser. The fundraiser will begin at 7 p.m. in the Searle Center. Guests will be able...

Catholic community gathers for fellowship
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Catholic community gathers for fellowship

Hillsdale students play with kids from St. Anthony’s. Anna Stirton | Collegian  Local Catholic families joined Hillsdale students for an afternoon of prayer and yard games at the St. Anthony Catholic Church’s Family Fun Day in Hayden Park Sept. 28. “The parish gives a lot to the students on campus, and this is an opportunity...

Vietnam veteran honored for service
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Vietnam veteran honored for service

Brian Peacock receives his award from State Rep. Jennifer Wortz. Samantha Mandel | Collegian  Hillsdale County honored retired U.S. Army Major Brian Peacock as Veteran of the Year at a Sept. 22 ceremony. Peacock has been a member of the Jonesville American Legion for over 40 years and currently serves as the first vice commander...

Camp Hope to become permanent transitional housing facility
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Camp Hope to become permanent transitional housing facility

The storage building behind Hillsdale Community Thrift that will be repurposed as a transitional housing facility. Sydney Green | Collegian After meeting a 14-day deadline, the camp will move to a former storage building After meeting the deadline to bring its facility up to code, Camp Hope is preparing to transition into a standalone nonprofit...

Lyme disease cases spike in Hillsdale County
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Lyme disease cases spike in Hillsdale County

The Health and Wellness Center | Courtesy Allison Schuster Diagnoses have nearly quadrupled in the last year, according to Hillsdale health officials As reported cases of Lyme disease have nearly quadrupled in Hillsdale County in the last year, the Ambler Health and Wellness Center on campus has seen new cases for the first time in...