Spangler’s Family Restaurant in Jonesville will continue offering dine-in services, despite the Michigan health department’s Nov. 15 order closing all dine-in restaurants again due to COVID-19. Spangler’s Owner Mitch Spangler said he has received threats and visits from the health department due to this decision to remain open but is pressing forward. “The news of...
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Wilfred McClay to join Hillsdale history faculty
Hillsdale College’s history department will gain a prestigious new faculty member next fall: Wilfred M. McClay. Currently the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty at the University of Oklahoma, McClay will make the move to Hillsdale following the end of the spring 2021 semester. “My experience with Hillsdale is of an...
College moves classes online as campus remains open
As Hillsdale College moved classes online yesterday following an order from Michigan’s health department, the number of active cases of COVID-19 among Hillsdale students has fallen sharply. On Wednesday morning, the college reported 32 active cases of COVID-19, down from 76 a week earlier. Active cases are categorized as individuals who remain in quarantine for...
‘He got to live his dream’”: WCSR owner dies in boating accident
WCSR owner and longtime radio host Jamie McKibbin was declared dead at the age of 43 on Monday, Nov. 16, after his body was found at Clendening Lake in Ohio. He and his friend James “Bud” Miller are believed to have died in a boating accident, according to his wife, Katina McKibbin. Clendening Lake is...
College sees 110% surge in transfer applications
Transfer applicants for the spring semester at Hillsdale College are booming, increasing by 110% from this time last year. Zach Miller, senior director of admissions, said his department has received 78 applications from students hoping to transfer to Hillsdale this year, up from 38 in 2019. The upcoming spring and fall transfer applications combined have...




