Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., defeated Democrat Gretchen Driskell in Michigan’s 7th Congressional district on Nov. 8, winning his fifth term in office. At print, with 96 percent of precincts reporting, Walberg has earned 177,366 votes, against Driskell’s 127,755 and Independent Ken Proctor’s 15,910. “I really think what the voters were saying tonight is, we were...
Republican incumbent Eric Leutheuser will represent District 58 in the Michigan House of Representatives for a second time after defeating Democratic candidate Mary Hamaty in the election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. “It was a quiet campaign. I ran on my record and what I hope to do,” Leutheuser said. “It’s a very Republican district. I’m...
Despite revelations that he violated the Hatch Act during the primary election, Lt. Tim Parker defeated write-in candidate Tammy Dow in the Hillsdale County sheriff election on Tuesday night. Parker took an overwhelming majority early on in the night, and ended the night with 14,940 votes against Tammy Dow’s 1,153. According to an Oct. 6...
Last Thursday, the Hillsdale Board of Public Utilities trucks drove around Hillsdale College’s campus, flushing water out of fire hydrants as a part of the city’s bi-yearly effort to purify its water supply. “We’re doing this now and we’ll do it again in the spring. Flushing out fire hydrants ensures that any hardness or clogs...
A local Jackson College student has competed her way up the pecking order with an unusual subject matter — chickens. Competing as part of the Future Farmers of America, Haley Lemle, 18, has won or placed in a variety of science competitions, most recently placing fourth in the national FFA competition. Her project studied...