“It was so smoky that you couldn’t even see your hand in front of your face.” Local farmer Ron Poling stood watching as his barn burned down in Oct. 2021. The Hillsdale community has been struggling with farm fires over the last several months. The most recent farm fire took place in Camden township in...
A fire erupted at a house near campus on the evening of Aug. 21. The fire began on the back porch, according to Hillsdale Police and Fire Chief Scott Hephner, and spread to the interior of the house. The home is located at 27 Mead St., at the intersection with Union Street. “As soon as...
Imagine you are driving home for break – the stress of finals behind you – when you get stranded on the side of the road during a snowstorm. This isn’t just any street, but a barren road in the Upper Peninsula. According to Joe Kellam, associate director of security and emergency management, this very situation...
An abandoned house near the Baw Beese Trail, which served as a shelter to a homeless couple, burned to the ground in a blaze on Jan. 29. No one was in the home at the time of the fire. The couple had been living in the house long-term, though without any utilities, according to Hillsdale...
Hillsdale Police Chief Scott Hephner stated Hillsdale law enforcement is working to ensure a quick response if a terror-driven tragedy should occur in Hillsdale, following the mass shooting Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday evening. Speaking at a City Council meeting on Monday, Hephner said both police and fire departments are trained to respond to these...