A Pittsford woman was injured in a single-vehicle traffic crash in Wheatland Township Thursday afternoon. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Pittsford Road, South of Bacon Road around 4:50 pm. They say Christen Bates was Southbound on PIttsford Road, when she lost control of her vehicle, left the roadway and struck and embankment. Bate’s vehicle overturned. She was taken […]
Voters in the Jonesville School District shot down the bond proposal by a narrow margin in Tuesday’s election. The proposal failed by fewer than 30 votes. The unofficial tally was 594-“NO” to 567-“YES.” The total includes a handful of votes from Jackson County’s Pulaski Township. The District had asked voters to approve an extension of the current millage rate of […]
County National Bank has announced plans to relocate its Lewis Street drive-thru banking facility and open a new Wealth Management office on Carleton road in Hillsdale. The new location, at the corner of Carleton and West Street, is slated to open on December 4th. Clients can access the same drive-thru banking services at the new location, in addition to in-person […]
Fire officials are urging caution when burning leaves, after an out-of-control fire damaged a Lenawee County Bridge, leading officials to shut down a road indefinitely. According to a post on the department’s social media, The Hudson Fire Department was dispatched, Sunday afternoon, to an out of control leaf fire on Beecher Road just East of US-127. They called for assistance […]
Tuesday is Election Day across the state. There’s just one item on the ballot in Hillsdale County. Voters in the Jonesville School District are being asked to approve an $11.6-million-dollar bond proposal that would extend the current 8.29 mills through 2035, then drop it significantly through 2052. The proposal will not increase the current millage rate. If the bond passes […]
Daylight saving time is coming to an end on Sunday. We’ll need to set our clocks back one hour, before going to bed Saturday night. The end of daylight saving time means that the sun will be out earlier in the morning and the evenings will get darker sooner. Daylight saving time was initially proposed over 200 years ago as […]
Hallett Street between Reading Avenue and Lake Wilson Road is now open to traffic. It was closed for two weeks after a vehicle hit the train bridge on October 16. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) made emergency repairs to the bridge, but the height did not change. Hillsdale City officials say MDOT is planning to build a new, taller […]
The Hillsdale County Road Commission has announced that a stretch of Territorial Road will be closed starting the week of November 13th, for the removal and reconstruction of two bridges over the East and West branches of the St. Joe River. The closure is expected to last until mid-summer of 2024. A detour route will include M 49, South Hillsdale […]
The Jonesville Downtown Development Authority will host an open house, this evening, to share the results of a study on a potential “Road Diet” for Chicago Street/US-12. The open house will run from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m. at the Jonesville Police Department. Officials say the plans would reduce the number of travel lanes from five to three and improve pedestrian […]
A man who was wanted for attempted murder and assault in connection with incidents earlier this month, has been arrested on sexual assault and other felony charges stemming from alleged incidents over the weekend. Hillsdale City Police arrested 44 year-old Justin Rimmer, early Sunday morning.. He’s charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct, Kidnapping, Domestic Violence and Aggravated Assault in the weekend […]
