Category: City News

1857 — Michigan State Sen. Edmund Burke Fairfield, while still president of Hillsdale College, proposes that the state university be opened to women, reflecting Hillsdale’s own charter. The issue is tabled almost unanimously.   1893 — The role of women in American higher education in the 19th century expands with the creation of the Hillsdale...

Leann Beckwith is the Library Director at Hillsdale Community Library. Starting April 1, the library will participate in a nationwide campaign called “Geek the Library,” which will run through October. Sponsored by the Online Computer Library Center and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, the program is intended to promote libraries across the country.  ...

The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department March 11 A 63-year-old Jonesville man was arrested for driving with a suspended license and having no insurance. A $3,000 bond with 10 percent allowed was posted. A 23-year-old Montgomery man was arrested for home...

For now, wind power will stay out of Reading Township. That was the decision of residents of Reading, a township 11 miles southwest of Hillsdale, in a referendum on Feb. 26, the vote followed a long, fierce debate over Duke Energy’s proposed Hillsdale Windpower Project. Reading Township Supervisor Jon Burrell said it was an “overwhelming”...

Hillsdale City leadership has made efforts to address issues of environmental contamination within the city by taking steps to identify and better understand possible polluted sites. According to an agenda summary from City Manager Linda Brown to the city council dated Jan. 30 of this year, the city action was prompted by a business which...