The following is a list of calls compiled and reported by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department. Hillsdale City Police Department Jan. 22 A 35-year-old Hillsdale man was arrested for felony possession of marijuana. No bond was allowed. A 40-year-old Homer man was arrested for resisting arrest, obstruction, and three counts of assault and battery....
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Local event provides aid to homeless
The 5th annual Project Homeless Connect, a Hillsdale County event formed to address the growing problem of homelessness in the area, will be hosted by Hillsdale Free Methodist Church from 1-4 p.m. on Jan. 30. The event, sponsored by the Hillsdale County Housing Continuum of Care, will offer the homeless and those at risk of...
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College program receives charitable grant
The Hillsdale County Community Foundation recently announced the winter adult and youth grant awards. There were eight adult grants awarded a total of $57,000, and six youth grants awarded a total of $20,945. The money goes to non-profit organizations that assist community residents. This year, Hillsdale College G.O.A.L. program A Few Good Men received a...
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Match Day fills local non-profit coffers
On Jan. 10, the Hillsdale County Community Foundation distributed over $233,000 of donations from the organization’s Match Day fundraiser to 14 non-profit agencies across Hillsdale County. HCCF promised to match donations given on Nov. 30 as a part of the Match Day fundraiser. The public donations totaled to $192,522. In addition, HCCF raised $40,483 in...
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This week in Hillsdale History
1870 — Christopher Dickerson, a general (and prisoner) of the Civil War, purchases Cedar Island on Lake Baw Beese. Following his death two years later, his son would give a man named Bud Sellars, later known as the famous “Hermit of Cedar Island,” permission to take up residence there. Though not truly a hermit, Sellars...