Scott Welden checks grain prices on his phone the way some people check Instagram. “As a U.S. farmer, I watch the commodity trading like stockbrokers watch the market on Wall Street,” said Welden, who farms primarily soybeans, wheat, and corn in Jonesville, Michigan. “I keep looking at that app, and I’m like, I gotta stop...
Michigan voters will decide next week whether the Great Lakes State will become the tenth state in the union to legalize recreational marijuana. Proposal 1 comes a decade after Michigan legalized medical marijuana, which will remain legal regardless of the election’s outcome. “Our goal is to end marijuana prohibition because we feel that prohibition has...
Construction on the historic Keefer House is now underway to transform the iconic building into a 32-room boutique hotel, featuring three storefronts and a restaurant. C.L. Real Estate LLC, a building developer based out of Peru, Illinois, purchased the Historic Keefer House from Hillsdale’s Tax Increment Finance Authority Oct. 25. TIFA Chair Christopher Sumnar said...
When I was nine years old, my friend asked if I worshipped Satan. It was the day before Halloween and I was telling her about the costume my mom had made me. It wasn’t anything exciting. In fact, I’m pretty sure I dressed up as a lamp that year, but her reaction was enough to...
Kids in costumes, babies bundled in strollers, and people of all ages with checklists in hand roamed the sidewalks of downtown Hillsdale on Tuesday evening for Hillsdale Business Association’s Awesome Autumn event. “We have five kids, and they’re all doing the scavenger hunts,” Joanna Young, Hillsdale Resident and mother of five, said. “It’s a nice...