Category: City News

Eric Leutheuser, who just announced his candidacy for 58th district Michigan state representative, has always been interested in politics. His father, Paul Leutheuser founded Leutheuser Buick GMC dealership — which Erice now owns — and served as mayor of Hillsdale. A product of both Hillsdale public schools and Hillsdale College, he took advantage of his...

“There are people cutting down trees in our front yard,” a woman said on the phone to her husband. “It’s alright. I told them they could,” he said. The tree cutters sought firewood to warm their houses during the propane shortage that has gripped Michigan since January, said Christopher Busch, professor of English and neighbor...

Homeless people in Hillsdale and Jonesville, Mich., should be permitted under the law to openly panhandle within the village limits, according to a recent court decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Eight communities in Michigan, including Jonesville, have been notified by the American Civil Liberties Union that their ordinances against...

In July of 1914, elephants and other circus animals paraded through downtown Hillsdale as the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus walked the animals from the train station to the Hillsdale County Fairgrounds. Hillsdale was often the last stop in Michigan for popular troupes before they made the trek to Richmond, Va. with their...

This year the Udder Side, a popular local ice cream joint and restaurant, will hold a promotion called the “Chubby Challenge”. Udder Side owner Julia Bower created the challenge and hopes to aim it especially at Hillsdale College students, although it will be open to everyone. To enter the challenge, all participants must go to...