Category: City News

A state-mandated energy act forced Hillsdale City Council to approve the Board of Public Utilities’ recommendation to increase Hillsdale’s energy rates on Jan. 20. Passed by a 6-1 vote, the resolution allows Hillsdale to comply with Michigan Public Act 295, which requires the city to raise $240,000 for its 2014 funding. “It had to be...

The Hillsdale City Council passed a resolution on Dec. 16 to hold a special election on May 6 to fill the vacancies in Wards 2 and 3. The special election will fill the empty seats from Scott Sessions, who left Ward 3 when elected mayor in November, and Councilwoman Ruth Brown, who stepped down from...

The Historic Dawn Theater will host a benefit concert for recently deceased Hillsdale resident, Jake Lodgeman, this Saturday, Feb. 1. Funds raised will be given to Logeman’s family and girlfriend, Tiffany Lambright. “Jake was a really neat guy. Everybody loved him,” said Peg Williams, Logeman’s former coworker at the Dawn Theater. Logeman worked as a...

  The hills and trails of Hillsdale College’s Hayden Park were not always intended for their current athletic use. For many years, the college intended the property to be the site of Independence Grove, billed to friends of the school as “a retirement community that values intelligence, integrity, and independence.” Although about 35 depositors expressed...

On Jan. 3, 2014, the Hillsdale County Community Foundation announced the recipients of its biannual, winter grant awards. Many local nonprofits competed in a rigorous application and selection process for a portion of the foundation’s $39,618 to use for projects that are required to benefit a large number of Hillsdale County residents. “It’s helped us...