Broad Street Downtown Market and Tavern is decreasing its hard liquor sales to focus on fostering a friendly environment in the restaurant and bar area. The store’s management decided in mid-August to steer away from business gained through selling hard alcohol, General Manager Kevin Kirwan said. The Market and Tavern will continue to sell and...
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Student leaders to advise city on courthouse annex development
Hillsdale’s courthouse annex will soon be redeveloped, and the city wants Hillsdale College students’ input about what to do with it. The annex is slated for redevelopment by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation through the Redevelopment Ready Community program, and Hillsdale zoning administrator Alan Beeker hopes students will provide input at a meeting at the...
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Wildwoodstock Festival rocks Jonesville
Clouds and cool weather couldn’t darken the spirits at the first Wildwoodstock Music Festival — which featured 11 local bands, including Hillsdale College student band the St. Joe Trio — at Wildwood Acres Campground in Jonesville Saturday. “On a day like today, I need you all to open up your minds, your...
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Michigan State Police locate missing child
Nicole Ruffin, the 32-year-old suspect in the kidnapping of her 5-year-old son, was arrested on Monday in Spring Arbor after the Michigan State Police received a tip that the boy had been reunited with his father, according to MSP. Ruffin was charged with one count of custodial interference/kidnapping, which carries a one-year felony charge, and...
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Wildwoodstock Festival rolls into Jonesville
The very first Wildwoodstock Music Festival in Jonesville this weekend will provide the perfect opportunity for students who are not quite ready to let go of summer to enjoy a local rock ‘n’ roll field day. “We really have no idea how big this is gonna get,” the festival’s organizer, Jake Bearinger, said. “We have...