St. Anthony’s Catholic Church raised over $10,158 this year during its annual fair parking fundraiser. The church, located on North Broad St., raised the money by parking cars in its lot south of the fairgrounds during fair week, Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, at $3 a car. The money raised has been divided among the...
Adam Swander has been issued a felony warrant for resisting and obstructing an officer, after fleeing police during a traffic stop the morning of Oct. 18 near the corner of Fayette and Hillsdale streets. “He fled… we gave chase on foot through the area, checked for his location in nearby buildings, and we ended up...
A fresh wave of discontent has spread among councilmen, citizens, and students over what they say is unnecessarily small lettering on the recently installed welcome signs, which read “Home of Hillsdale College,” making it difficult for passing motorists to read. At an Oct. 3 city council meeting, Councilman Bruce Sharp said he was unable to...
After losing in a landslide in the Aug. 3 primary, Tammy Dow is running as a write-in candidate for Hillsdale County sheriff because primary-winner Lt. Tim Parker violated a federal election law. According to an Oct. 6 letter from Erica S. Hamrick of the Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, Parker violated the...
“It’s not easy being a Democrat in this area.” Jan Hill, 76, stood behind the Hillsdale County Democratic Party booth at the county fair on a drizzly Friday night. He and his wife, Mary Hill, 74, have been involved with the HCDP since her retirement 10 years ago. With an open grin, Jan stands to...