Ten people were killed and nearly 100 injured when twin tornadoes struck the Hillsdale area on Palm Sunday in 1965. The first of the two tornadoes touched down around 8 p.m. The second followed 20-30 minutes after, taking the victims of the first tornado and the responders trying to rescue them by surprise. The tornadoes...
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A word from Mayor Doug Moon
Current Hillsdale Mayor Doug Moon is not seeking re-election in November but did outline what characteristics he hopes the new leadership exemplifies. “I think that whoever has the job really has to realize that you have eight different agendas being pushed,” Moon said. “You have to be strong enough to cut through all of that...
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Scott Sessions: ‘like son, like father’
Father of Hillsdale’s youngest mayor ever and husband of Phi Beta Phi sorority house mom, Scott Sessions aspires to follow in his son’s footsteps as Hillsdale’s future mayor. Sessions was raised in Eaton Rapids, Mich. and then majored in business and administration at Indiana University. After college, he served in the U.S. Army for two...
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Brian Watkins: ‘believe in better’
“Believe in better” is Hillsdale mayoral candidate Brian Watkins’ slogan going into this November’s election. “I believe, and I think a lot of people believe, that Hillsdale is better than people think it is. But at the same time, there are lots of things that we can do to make it better,” Watkins said. Watkins...
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Wizard staffs and chess boards for sale
George Snyders’s magical creations collected the steady fall of raindrops, filling the air with a dampened wood fragrance and orchestrated soundtrack as customers examined the knights, rooks, and pawns. People passing by rummaged through the game pieces, whittled from nearby oak and ash trees, while observing the zigzagged tiles on a handcrafted chess board. Tossed...