Hillsdale Hospital was named one of the 100 top rural and community hospitals in the U.S. in Becker’s Hospital Review and received a $45,000 incumbent worker training grant from the state this past month. The Michigan Works Southeast grant will fund training for the Obstetrics unit on a new fetal monitoring system, training to update...
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Community baseball signups open for 2017
Registration for Hillsdale community baseball and softball is now open for Hillsdale residents. The cost is $50 and games begin May 23 and end in mid-July, which is when t-ball and coach-pitch baseball leagues for those under the age of eight begin. Games are played at Field of Dreams. “Baseball pulls family and community together,”...
Buffalo roam on farms in Hillsdale County
Spooked and mulish, the buffalo calves huddled in the dark, somewhere in the back of the trailer. They weren’t coming out. Banging on the outside of the trailer hadn’t worked, so, after a few beers, Tom Lennox and his buddy decided Tom was going in. Tom sidled along the wall of the trailer, thinking that...
ACLU contacted over ‘In God We Trust’ decals
After the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the decision to place “In God We Trust” decals on the Hillsdale County Sheriff Office’s vehicles in a Feb. 28 meeting, a Hillsdale resident contacted the American Civil Liberties Union. The HCSO recently placed the controversial national motto on their vehicles, leading some citizens to voice...
Multi-million dollar concept proposed for Hillsdale Municipal Airport expansion
A set of concept designs shared exclusively with The Collegian showcase plans for a $3 to $8 million expansion for the Hillsdale Municipal Airport, including the additions of a restaurant, museum, and pilot shop. “We want to get together some sponsors, donors, and aviation enthusiasts to help build and incorporate an educational element into this...




