Hillsdale resident Penny Swan, who has only missed one city council meeting in the last three years, has plans to run for city council in Ward 4 this November. Swan said she wants citizens to feel good about local government and that, currently, residents do not feel they have a voice because the council is...
Hillsdale residents ranked Hillsdale College and Hillsdale Hospital as the greatest strengths of the city and the pervasiveness of hard drugs in the community as its most damaging threat during an assessment for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s Rising Tide initiative on Tuesday night. The attendees also ranked the city’s lack of vocational training as both...
Balloons, cookies, and a cheerful librarian greeted visitors at the North Adams Community Memorial Library on Tuesday — the first time in years that the library has been open on a Tuesday. The celebration marked the start of a new schedule for the library, which is now extending its hours from 20 to 30 per...
The Hillsdale City Council took steps to establish the city’s third Neighborhood Enterprise Zone during their Feb. 6 meeting. If adopted in April, this NEZ would offer 10-year tax abatements to 17 property-owners on West Street south of M-99 if they chose to rehabilitate their houses. A public hearing on the proposed NEZ is scheduled...
After serving fresh coffee to the community for more than 10 years, Jilly Beans owner Jill Nichols put her business up for sale last week as she looks to retire with her husband. “We’re ready to retire,” Nichols said. “It’s been wonderful here, but it’s time. I’m looking forward to it. I want to be...