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Local priest to speak at Right to Life dinner

Though Hillsdale’s Right to Life “Celebration of Life” dinner often hosts speakers from all over Michigan, this year’s speaker is local: Father David Reamsnyder from St. Anthony’s Catholic Church will be sharing his and his wife’s personal experience at the 37th annual dinner on April 28 at 6 p.m. Right to Life of Hillsdale President...

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Hillsdale health center scores top marks

U.S. News & World Report and Medicare.gov both recently honored the Hillsdale Community Health Center’s McRitchie Skilled Nursing Facility with a five-star rating for Best Nursing Home. This was the third year in a row the facility won the award. The health center, a multi-purpose health care facility located on South Howell Street in Hillsdale,...

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Hillsdale County Community Foundation awards $9k in grants

The Hillsdale County Community Foundation awarded $9,000 in grants to four projects aiming to benefit their communities last Thursday, and a Hillsdale College GOAL program won first place and $3,000. “We wanted to give people a chance who maybe weren’t normally eligible for our grants to show how they love their community or how they...

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County will borrow $3 mil

Vice Chairman of the Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners Andy Welden proposed a resolution to borrow $3 million in order to cover anticipated, unpaid 2014 taxes at the county commissioner meeting Tuesday. This yearly strategy benefits the community by generating income, Welden said. Since the county commonly uses this plan to cover taxes, the resolution...

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City to become ‘redevelopment ready community’

The city of Hillsdale is on its way to becoming a “Redevelopment Ready Community” — a city equipped for economic growth and competition — after the Hillsdale City Council decided Monday to begin the redevelopment program soon. It  also gave Mar-Vo Mineral CEO David Wheeler the go-ahead to apply for a  $78,750 federal grant to...