Hillsdale City Attorney Lew Loren recently announced the city is not authorized to sell streets, thus limiting the potential solutions for road funding. “In my opinion, the city has the authority to vacate and close streets, but no authority to sell them or the land over which they traverse,” Loren said in a letter to...
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Q&A: state rep candidates present platforms, appeal
58th district state representative candidates explain views and why they deserve the seat Brad Benzing 1) Smaller government and local control. 2) It comes down to legislative experience. I’m the only candidate who’s held elected office. I’ve served three terms as county commissioner. I’ve done two-and-a-half decades of policy work in Lansing. And I’ve testified...
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Kidnapping attempt
A local Hillsdale woman, 18, was abducted by a man possessing a gun while walking alone on Hillsdale Street just north of Carleton Road Feb. 23 around 11:15 p.m. The woman escaped unharmed shortly after and reported the attempted kidnapping to the city police. She told the police an unknown white male forced her into...
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K2: dealing in drugs
Two weeks ago, The Collegian reported on a Camden, Mich., couple facing life in prison after being charged with six felonies each, including the delivery of more than 1,000 grams of a controlled substance and maintaining a drug house. Douglas Dean Cardwell was vomiting repeatedly when officers from the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office and the...
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Hillsdale FreeNet to receive updates in spring
The city-wide WiFi network Hillsdale FreeNet will be updated this spring in hopes to increase the internet speed. While FreeNet is available throughout the city, most Hillsdale College students studying downtown said they prefer to use local business’ WiFi, such as Jilly Beans. “[FreeNet] not super fast. I can check my email and do basic...