More mothers in Hillsdale County smoke while pregnant than in neighboring counties. According to the most recent data released by the Michigan Department of Community Health in 2011, Hillsdale County’s maternal and infant birth statistics fare better than the state average in some categories, but prove to be worse in others. “Tobacco use is more...
Nikki Tiller is a hairstylist at Expressions Salon in Hillsdale. She loves her clients and makes anyone feel welcome, despite her occasional sassiness. Her motto is Nikki: not a choice, but a destiny. Why did you become a hairdresser? I kind of fell into it by accident because I wanted to get out of...
The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department. Hillsdale City Police Department Feb. 4 A 37-year-old Reading man was arrested on a bench warrant for child neglect. A $1,035 cash bond was not posted. Feb. 3 A 59-year-old Hillsdale man was arrested for resisting and obstructing...
1996 – Craig L. Howe, a Hillsdale alumnus, submits a letter detailing a youthful exploit from 1968: some members of Alpha Tau Omega snuck downtown to the railroad tracks and boarded one of the idling train engines. They were led by one David Plagman, who knew how to operate the controls. The brothers first took...
At a meeting on Monday, Feb. 4, the Hillsdale City Council approved a new city clerk and the purchase of a new dump truck, and discussed the maintenance of contaminated former industrial sites. The council required a new clerk due to the resignation of Julie Kast, the previous clerk, before the expiration of her term....