Last weekend, Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, Hillsdale College Campus Recreation, and Simpson Dormitory organized spooky surprises for campus. Although the most “horror” I watch is NCIS, I stepped outside my comfort zone to review each haunted experience. DSP Haunted House As I wandered through DSP’s haunted house, I felt like a character in Disney’s “Monster...
Conservative activists and Republican candidates for state office rallied at Fellowship Baptist Church in Clarklake on Oct. 26. The event, billed as the sixth stop on Stand Up Michigan’s bus tour of the state, brought together conservatives from Hillsdale, Lenawee, and Jackson counties. Jon Smith, secretary of the Hillsdale County Republican Party’s “America First” group,...
Hillsdale County’s emergency overnight shelter will open for its fifth season on Nov. 1. “Our mission is to provide a warm, safe place for people to get out of the cold at night in Hillsdale County,” said Penny Myers, executive director of Share the Warmth of Hillsdale County. “There should never be nowhere to go.”...
A historic locomotive made its last stop of the year in Hillsdale on Oct. 1. “It’s a lot of work,” said Carl Lyvers, the engine’s fireman. “It’s a labor of love, because you couldn’t pay me enough to do this.” The Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company’s Engine 765 left Edon, Ohio, at 9 a.m. and arrived...
Taking first place as a team, the Chargers came home with a major victory after racing at the Calvin Knight Classic on Sept. 10. “The meet went very well from an individual and team standpoint,” Sophomore Vera Thompson said. “Everyone put themselves into position and finished in a good physical and mental spot that we’ll...