Mark your calendars for Saturday May 13th. That’s the date of the 27th Annual Osseo Heritage Day & Great Mushroom Hunt. The fun family event is a longtime Spring tradition in Hillsdale County. It’ll be headquartered in Uptown Osseo. Along with the Mushroom Hunt contest and auction, the day will feature vendor booths, a chainsaw carving presentation and more. Randy’s […]
The Hillsdale City Council voted to take the next step in creating a “Social District” downtown. Council voted 8-1 Monday to approve a Management Plan for a Social District, which will allow bar and restaurant patrons to carry open alcohol containers between participating businesses in the district. Mayor Adam Stockford proposed the idea last summer. The city’s Marketing and Development […]
Adams Township voters opted to recall two members of the township board in Tuesday’s special election. The vote to recall Supervisor Mark Nichols and Clerk Stephanie Scott was nearly two-to-one in favor of their opponents. With more than 63 percent of the votes, Township Trustee Randy Johnson defeated Nichols 394-to-222 to win the Supervisor’s seat. . Suzy Roberts garnered more […]
Analysts say teens entering the workforce over the summer will find themselves in a competitive market, but the majority will find work. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget, on Monday, released its Summer Teen Employment Forecast for 2023. They say Michigan’s labor market has continued to improve in the past year as unemployment approaches pre-pandemic levels. Teens entering […]
A Jerome man will spend a minimum of 57 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a local woman outside his home last summer. 27 year-old Jonathan Ressler appeared for sentencing in Hillsdale County Circuit Court, Monday. He was sentenced to a maximum of 15 years in prison, in the August 12th shooting death of 26 year-old Tasha Cole. […]
Non-traditional nursing students can now apply for the second annual Maggie Fry Memorial Scholarship program. The program offers tuition assistance to non-traditional students pursuing a degree in nursing. Students can apply to receive up to $5,000 for the academic year. Before passing away in January 2022, Maggie Fry was an ICU nurse with a Bachelor’s Degree in nursing. She was […]
Authorities are asking the public to be on the lookout for a pickup truck that was stolen from the Hillsdale City Department of Public Services over the weekend. The truck is a navy blue 2008 Chevy 2500 work truck with a #4 on the front fender. It is a single cab long bed with an amber beacon light on the […]
Congratulations to Nicki Sanderson, our Farm To Table Challenge Winner! During National Ag Week 2023, listeners were challenged to submit a recipe using ingredients that could be locally-sourced. Everyone who submitted a recipe was entered into the drawing to win a prize pack from two local farms, McElroy and Chef’s Way. Below: Picking up her prize from McElroy Farms in […]
Analysts say Michigan’s job market improved in March– The state’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate for was 4.1-percent, which was down from 4.3 percent the previous month– That’s according to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Wayne Rourke of the Bureau of Labor Market Information said the number of payroll jobs rose in the state […]
The Hillsdale City Council gave its support to an application for a liquor license by the company that is renovating the Keefer House Hotel downtown. Illinois-based CL Real Estate has been working to renovate the long-vacant building for a couple of years. The plan is to open a small boutique hotel and restaurant, along with some retail space. The company […]
