After 18 years serving as Hillsdale County Prosecutor, Neal Brady is ready to take his career next step by running for District Court Judge. Brady announced his candidacy for judge at the March 17 Hillsdale City Council meeting. Brady decided to run for the vacancy after Judge Donald Sanderson announced his retirement on Feb. 6....
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Winter potholes prove costly to city, drivers
While Hillsdale is struggling just to fund routine road fixes, this winter amplified the problem by creating new potholes that are expensive to fix and costly to drivers if neglected. Hillsdale senior Christopher Kehoe discovered this when he popped two tires driving 25 mph over a massive pothole on Fayette Street. “I swerved to avoid...
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State grants city $36k for winter street repairs
Michigan State Sen. Bruce Caswell announced Tuesday that Hillsdale will receive $36,000 for costs accrued from the harsh winter. Because many Michigan municipalities overspent their winter budgets, state lawmakers decided to give money to cities like Hillsdale to help with the extra costs. Caswell told the Hillsdale City Council at its March 3 meeting that...
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City to move forward with City Manager contract
Despite a heated debate over Linda Brown’s first appointment as Hillsdale’s city manager three years ago, the decision to negotiate a new contract for her was approved during Monday’s council meeting. Brown’s contract ends May 15, and the council approved moving forward with a new one in a 6-1 vote. Councilwoman Emily Stack-Davis voted against the...
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Humans of Hillsdale: Richard Wunsch
Time seems to stop in Volume One Books, located in downtown Hillsdale. It feels as though everything were held suspended, as though – just maybe – this bookstore were a world unto itself; as though Lady History herself could walk in and feel perfectly at home. Cross the threshold. The change is palpable, the environment...