Camden-Frontier Recall Election Underway

Today is election day in the Camden-Frontier School District.  Voters will decide whether to recall two members of the School Board over their votes to change the school’s Mascot.  Sarah Wilcox filed the petitions against Board President Emily Morrison and Trustee Jesse Crow last year in connection with the school board’s vote to retire the Redskins nickname. Wilcox is also […]

Bellino Bill Would Support Bridge Improvements

16th District State Senator Joseph Bellino has sponsored two bills that he says would redirect $500 million in corporate taxes to a fund aimed at supporting bridge improvements in the state. The proposed legislation is part of the Senate Republicans’ “Grow MI State” economic development package.  Bellino said Senate Bills 852 and 853, would cut the current earmark in the […]

Ground Broken On Middle-Income Housing Development

Hillsdale City officials along with Portage-based developer Allen Edwin Homes broke ground, Monday, on a project aimed at providing affordable housing for middle-income working families!. The first phase of the development will feature three two-story, townhouse-style duplex condominiums at 440 & 450 Hidden Meadows Drive, offering housing for six families.  Each duplex will feature a pair of 1,600-square foot units […]

Former Employee Awaits Sentencing In Youth Home Incidents

 A former staff member at the Hillsdale County Youth Home is in jail, awaiting sentencing, following a Thursday jury trial on charges stemming from incidents that occurred in 2022.  25 year-old Madelyn Whitehead, of Hudson, was arrested in July 2022 following an investigation into allegations that she provided contraband and had inappropriate relationships with two juvenile residents. She was initially […]