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City extends Camp Hope deadline
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City extends Camp Hope deadline

Camp Hope, which provides beds and bathrooms, in September. Isabella Doer | Collegian The City of Hillsdale extended the eviction deadline for Camp Hope to March 31.  Camp Hope, a makeshift homeless shelter behind Hillsdale Community Thrift, has provided beds, bathrooms, and transitional housing support to homeless people for nearly two years. Initially set for...

School sports authority defies Trump’s transgender order
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School sports authority defies Trump’s transgender order

State Sen. Jonathan Lindsey, R-Coldwater, speaks on the floor. Courtesy | Michigan Senate Republicans After the Michigan High School Athletic Association refused to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning biological males from women’s sports, Republican legislators are speaking out and proposing legislation to enforce the new guidance. “We must do everything we can...

Hillsdale grad bids for Michigan GOP chair as convention nears
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Hillsdale grad bids for Michigan GOP chair as convention nears

Joseph Cella (right) with his wife, Kristen, and President Donald Trump. Courtesy | Joseph Cella Joseph Cella ’91, a former ambassador under Trump, is “cautiously confident” Hillsdale alumnus Joseph Cella ’91 hopes to lead the Michigan Republican Party into the 2026 election cycle, and a “vast majority” of Hillsdale County Republican delegates will support him...

City Council recap
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City Council recap

Hillsdale City Council passed a resolution that changes its SAD policy at Monday’s meeting. Julia Mullins | Collegian News from Feb. 17 meeting Council changes road repair rules and fees The Hillsdale City Council passed a resolution to make road repairs less expensive for property owners in Special Assessment Districts by lowering interest rates, capping...

Hillsdale Township mulls ban on broken-down cars in yards
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Hillsdale Township mulls ban on broken-down cars in yards

The Hillsdale Township Board poses for a picture. Courtesy | Hillsdale Township Board Local residents will be banned from parking broken-down vehicles in their yards, under a proposed ordinance drafted by the Hillsdale Township Board and the Hillsdale Township Planning Commission.  Some residents of Hillsdale Township — which covers an area surrounding the city limits...