The Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners has approved an agreement to take possession of property at LeAnn in order to have permanent access to the dams that control the lake’s water levels. At Tuesday’s regular meeting, the commissioners heard a presentation from attorney Kyle O’Meara on the benefits of acquiring the land, which is owned by the Lake Association. He […]
Visitors to the Hillsdale County Fair can view and search the Michigan Vietnam Memorial Wall through Wednesday. The wall was created by the Holland Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America. It features 2661 names of service members who lost their lives in Vietnam. Bill Ricketts of Vietnam Veterans of America told WCSR News, the wall is searchable by name […]
The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in tracking down those responsible for catalytic converter thefts from vehicles in southeast Hillsdale County. The thefts occurred in the Waldron area in recent days. A suspect was caught on surveillance camera climbing underneath a van–and apparently cutting off the vehicle’s catalytic converter. A light-colored vehicle–possibly a Dodge Caliber– […]
County National Bank is alerting customers to fraudulent phone calls that are aimed at stealing banking and other personal information. CNB officials say they’ve been notified that customers are receiving phone calls that appear to be coming from the bank. The caller informs the customer that urgent action is necessary to keep someone from stealing money from their account. The […]
The Hillsdale City Council has approved a plan for revitalizing the park system at Baw Beese Lake. Recreation Director Michelle Loren has been working with the Department of Public Services over the past year on the plan, which includes the removal and replacement of outdated playground equipment. Officials have been working with Sinclair Recreation to explore options for upgrading the […]
A Cement City Man is free on bond following his arrest in connection with a fatal traffic crash on US 127. 45 year-old Joseph Tyler Yager was booked, Monday, on a misdemeanor charge of A Moving Violation Causing Death. According to charging documents, Yager was driving on US 127 near Harper Road on June 6th, when the vehicle in front […]
A Hillsdale College faculty member is the winner of the 2022 Michigan Department of Natural Resources deer patch design contest. Brian Shaw is a teacher of graphic design at Hillsdale; He entered the winning design for this year’s 50th anniversary Michigan Deer Cooperator patch. Shaw’s design was one of more than 250 that were entered into the spring contest. He […]
A man with a lifelong history of service to the community has been named Hillsdale County Veteran of the Year. Jeffrey Francis is a Vietnam veteran. He has been a member and served as an officer of the Hillsdale Exchange Club since the mid 1980s. He has also served as the Chairperson of The Cross Project which honors all Hillsdale […]
A local bank has a new president and CEO. CNB Bancorp has announced that Joseph R. Williams has been chosen to head the company and its subsidiary, County National Bank. Williams currently Serves on the CNB Board of Directors. He was chosen after what company officials said was a comprehensive search… Williams, who has nearly 40 years of banking experience, […]
More than 200 people turned out for a public information meeting on a proposal to discharge millions-of-gallons of wastewater from a Pioneer, Ohio salmon farm into the East Branch of the Saint Joseph River. Aquabounty has received a permit from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, (DNR) to withdraw up to 5,000,000 gallons of water daily from the Michindoh Aquifer, […]
