Hillsdale’s new taxi isn’t yellow, but it will take its passengers where they need to go on time and perhaps get them coffee, too. On Feb. 16, Charles “Chopper” Ferguson’s Call and Go Now, the first licensed and insured metered taxi service in Hillsdale in more than 10 years, started business. People can call 517-607-8220...
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Man arrested for criminal sexual conduct
A 23-year-old Hillsdale man was arrested March 10 on suspicion of second-degree criminal sexual conduct. Michigan State Police arrested Joshua Bryan Benoit on a felony warrant at a home in Hillsdale, according to a March 11 Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office news release. Before his arrest, Benoit worked as a driver for Call and Go Now,...
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Hillsdale floods Flint with water donations
The average person uses 80 to 100 gallons of water per day. But Hillsdale resident Betsy Clark said she distributes 4 cases — just over 12 gallons — of water a day to residents of Flint, Michigan, who are suffering from lead-poisoned water. When a state of emergency was declared in Flint in January after...
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Studio 55 ‘brings princesses to life’
To the delight of about 50 girls and their parents, dance instructors and employees transformed Hillsdale’s Studio 55 into a magical forest with twinkling lights, dancing, princesses, and pizza as part of the studio’s Princess Night on March 11. Erin Reinker, office manager and hair and makeup stylist, orchestrated Princess Night, a fundraiser for Studio...
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Sanders, Trump win double-digit victories in Hillsdale County
In a shocking statewide victory in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary election Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by 17 percent of the vote in Hillsdale County. Despite both Michigan Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters’ endorsing Clinton, Sanders has been campaigning hard in the Great Lakes state, and defeated Clinton...