Officials are investigating the Jonesville reports as a separate matter. Courtesy | Facebook As regional health officials continue to investigate the cause of seizures among students in Quincy, they have taken reports of similar symptoms in students attending Jonesville schools. “We need to understand more about the calls we’ve gotten from Jonesville families,” said Rebecca Burns,...
Left to right: Isaac Westfall, Cameron Doody, Nathan Fletcher, and Maverick Stergakos placed in the 215-pound weight class. Courtesy | Facebook Two Hillsdale Hornets and four Reading Rangers qualified for the wrestling state championship at Ford Field March 1-3. Hornet brothers senior Stephen (190 pounds) and junior John Petersen (215 pounds) took first in their...
The first speed limit in Michigan was 65 mph. Courtesy | Facebook This February was the 68th anniversary of Michigan lawmakers instituting the state’s first speed limit. Michigan lawmakers set highway speed limits to 65 mph during the day and 55 mph at night on Feb. 3, 1956. Before this, drivers were allowed to drive...
Pete Hoekstra has yet to endorse one of the two Hillsdale GOP factions. Courtesy | Facebook Former president Donald Trump won Michigan’s Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, carrying 76.3% of the votes in Hillsdale County and 68.3% statewide. Nikki Haley, the former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and South Carolina governor, took second with...
The Mail Pouch Tobacco sign on the original barn building. Courtesy | Facebook The Hillsdale County Historical Society is waiting to have enough funds to display the Mail Pouch Tobacco sign that was saved from the Meijer property. “Meijer dismantled it, numbered the boards, and brought it to us free of charge,” said JoAnne Miller,...