Follow Natalie on Twitter Aimee England, a volunteer, political activist, and dear friend to many in the Hillsdale community, passed away Tuesday morning of surgery complications. “She lived her life in capital letters,” Benita DeRose of Domestic Harmony said of England. The Collegian interviewed England on Oct. 21 for a profile that was intended to...
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October 30, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Restaurant ministry closes after minimum wage hike
Follow Natalie on Twitter “I got my son back because I worked here. It kept me out of trouble and on the right path,” Hillsdale resident Stacey Osborn said. She was an employee at Tastes of Life, a local restaurant in Industrial Park that closed on Sept. 28 because of Michigan’s minimum wage increase. Pastor...
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October 30, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Oakley closes: financial troubles plague owner, students disappointed
Follow Macaela on Twitter The doors beneath Oakley Riverside Deli’s bright yellow awning on Hillsdale Street closed for good Friday. After owning Oakley for eight of its 13 years, Sid Halley credited a combination of factors for the popular sandwich shop’s closing: a decrease in business, increase in costs of materials, like meats and cheeses,...
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October 30, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Judges endorse Lisznyai
Follow Bailey on Twitter Two of Hillsdale County’s three judges have endorsed Jonesville attorney Sara Lisznyai in her race for district judge, citing concerns over the record of her opponent Neal Brady, the county’s prosecutor for the last 18 years — allegations that Brady and his supporters, including County Sheriff Stan Burchardt, deny. Former prosecutor...
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October 30, 2014July 12, 2022City News
Clinton rallies for Michigan Democrats
Follow Vivian on Twitter “I have just one question for you folks: are you people ready for Hillary?” Democratic Rep. Gary Peters yelled to an ecstatic crowd at a rally with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday, Oct. 17, at Oakland University. Attracting the highest-profile Democrats in the land, the race between Peters...