Local health officials say COVID-19 cases are declining in Hillsdale County. According to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency, Jan. 26 brought 77 new cases, Feb. 2 brought 54 new cases, and Feb. 14 brought 11 new cases. Rachel Lott, director of marketing at Hillsdale Hospital, contrasted these numbers to those in the fall. “We...
The number of deaths exceeded the number of births in Hillsdale County and the state of Michigan in 2020, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Hillsdale County Clerk. Declining population may have long-term impacts on the county’s economy, said Susan Smith, executive director of the Hillsdale County...
I, like most of my fellow Hillsdale students, grew up hearing about Europe’s — and the Left’s — deep-seated hatred of capitalism, the right to bear arms, and everything else. When I was a kid I could never completely understand the reasons for this hatred. Now that I am studying abroad, and have had the...