As Hillsdale College officials prepare to present this year’s Alumni Awards, they’ve announced a new award named for a woman who helped win two world wars and fight organized crime. The Elizebeth Smith Friedman Award for Freedom was established to honor the 1915 Hillsdale College graduate, who was a pioneer in the area of codebreaking. Along with helping the U.S. […]
Hunters in Hillsdale County bagged a total of 5,635 deer during the combined hunting seasons from September to January. 3,042 bucks were taken, along with 2,593 antlerless deer. That’s according to numbers released by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 2022 was the first season with a mandatory harvest reporting requirement. The state now requires hunters to report online within […]
35th District State Representative Andrew Fink has introduced his first legislation of the new term. Fink introduced house bill 4075 – the Michigan Religious Freedom Restoration Act– earlier this week. He said, In addition to re-affirming the free exercise of religion as an unalienable right, the act would explicitly prohibit the State of Michigan from substantially burdening a person’s […]
16th District State Senator Joseph Bellino has introduced a bill aimed at educating teenagers about the risks of gambling. The first-term Republican from Monroe said Senate Bill 54 would require the department of education to develop an instructional program on gambling addiction. Bellino says the popularity of gambling apps has made it much easier for teens to develop gambling addictions. […]
A Waldron man has been sentenced to two-to-ten years in prison for a string of break-ins at a Mosherville business last fall. 36-year-old Derrick Mosby appeared in Hillsdale County Circuit Court, Monday, where he was sentenced on burglary charges. He pled guilty back in December. Mosby was arrested in the investigation into break-ins at C-J’s party store, on Concord Road […]
Six local schools districts are in line to receive more than $700,000 in state funding to hire and train a number of school resource officers– The districts are among 195 statewide that will receive a share of nearly $25 million to support the hiring of 195 school resource officers for the next three years. Camden-Frontier will be awarded just over […]
The company that is responsible for a technical glitch that caused widespread 9-1-1 outages across the state, says it’s making a major investment to ensure the issue is resolved permanently. Peninsula Fiber Network (PFN) is the owner of a failed network router in the Upper Peninsula that is believed to be to blame for a Tuesday evening outage that affected […]
Firefighters from two departments battled a blaze that heavily damaged a home in the city of Hillsdale Wednesday night. Hillsdale City firefighters were dispatched to 83 Union Street, just around the corner from the fire department, at 8:19 pm. Chief Scott Hephner told WCSR news, smoke and flames were coming from the home when crews arrived… The Jonesville Fire Department […]
A technical issue with a router in the Upper Peninsula is believed to be to blame for a Tuesday evening outage that affected 9-1-1 centers across much of Michigan, including Hillsdale County. A large portion of the state had little to no access and residents were left unable to dial 9-1-1. Hillsdale County 9-1-1 and Emergency Management Director Thomas […]
Hillsdale City Police are asking for the public’s help as they work to identify a suspect in a shoplifting incident at a local business. Detective Brad Martin tells WCSR News, the theft occurred Thursday morning at Gelzer’s Hardware, on Carleton Road. There’s no word on what was taken, or the value of the stolen items. Martin said the thief is […]
