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Coldwater's remodeled Walmart shows off the four months of changes today
COLDWATER — The coaches and associates at the Coldwater Walmart store #1593 will celebrate a ribbon cutting and then show off four months of renovations at the West Chicago Street store at 9 a.m. Friday. Since January, construction crews have modernized and updated the 24-year-old store, which was last...
KWC Baseball struggles in sweep at Hillsdale
HILLSDALE, MI. (WFIE) - It wasn’t Wesleyan’s day on Saturday, as they fell 6-3 and 14-0 to the Hillsdale Chargers. Hillsdale improves to 18-25 (12-14 G-MAC), while Wesleyan drops to 14-27 (12-12 G-MAC). The opener saw Hillsdale take a 6-0 lead before the Panthers used a big home...
Tree removal on Trail Tree expansion complies with plans
COLDWATER — Construction on the expansion of Trail Tree Village is underway, and contractors bulldozed down trees at the rear of Thompson Blvd homes, raising concerns. City records show no basis for the concerns. City councilman Jim Knaack said at the April 22 council meeting the developers, "They said...
District Court to relocate to current LifeWays Building
HILLSDALE — The Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners now have a solid plan where the 2B District Court will be relocated once the lease on the Courthouse Annex is up in four years. Commissioner Doug Ingles, the commissioners’ facilities chair, said the plan is to move the 2B District...
Senior center to host Amish lunch Wednesday
There are 24 spots available at the lunch. Courtesy | Facebook. Hillsdale County Senior Services Center will hold an Amish Luncheon open to all seniors on May 1. The event will take place at the Miller Farm in Quincy from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will provide free transportation.
Williams common pleas
Simon Champada, 34, Edon, pleaded guilty to attempted obstructing justice, a first-degree misdemeanor. He was given five months in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio with credit for 127 days served while his case was pending. He also was fined $750 while $1,668 seized in the investigation was ordered forfeited. The charge was amended from tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, while charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs and aggravated possession of drugs, each a second-degree felony, were dismissed. Ray Ramos, 53, Montpelier, pleaded not guilty to seven counts of rape, each a first-degree felony. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for May 8 and bond was set at $50,000.
LGBT children’s support group is ‘coming soon’
Rainbow art by fifth grader in I’ll Be Your Rock. Courtesy | Facebook. I’ll Be Your Rock, an LGBTQ nonprofit that mentors youth, plans to launch a chapter in Hillsdale. “We have been working toward a Hillsdale chapter of I’ll Be Your Rock for about a year now,” said Christine Terpening, founder of the group. “There are gay and trans kids in the Hillsdale community that are hurting and are in dire need of the kind of support that I’ll Be Your Rock offers.”
Back Country Boys to perform at Centralhallapalooza
The Back Country Boys will play covers of country music songs at CHP. Calling all space cowboys to Centralhallapalooza at the George Roche Sports Complex parking lot this Saturday from 6 p.m. to midnight. Three student bands, Spike Jäger and the Spitfires, Schizmatics, and Runaround, will open for the headlining...
Branch County passes ORV law
BRANCH COUNTY — After little opposition or comment, county commissioners adopted a countywide off-road-vehicle ordinance after a Tuesday public hearing. Branch County joins surrounding counties and becomes the 65th county allowing sports vehicles on most county roads under strict conditions. Chairman Tim Stoll moved for immediate adoption after residents...
Professors take on spicy wings at Hot Ones
Professors talked Taylor Swift, tattoos, and Colonel Sanders while eating hot wings on stage in the third annual Hillsdale Hot Ones event hosted by Niedfeldt Residence in Plaster Auditorium last Friday, April 19. Assistant Professor of History Miles Smith IV, Associate Professor of Classics Eric Hutchinson, and Chairman of the...
August primary election includes several contested county races
HILLSDALE COUNTY — The deadline for candidates to file for office on the August primary ballot has passed. Political hopefuls on the local level had until 4 p.m. Tuesday to file necessary paperwork with the Hillsdale County Clerk’s Office for their name to appear on the ballot. This...
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