Over the summer, County Circuit Court Judge Michael Smith ordered signs saying "No Guns" removed from the historical Hillsdale County courthouse downtown, clarifying the courthouse's policy. Visitors can carry a properly licensed concealed weapon into county departments located in the courthouse, but they can't take guns into the court rooms or judges' chambers. (0) comments
Even though the California court ruling meant Laura Howard could not home-school her children, she still didn't seek to enroll them in school. She had home-schooled her children Sarah and Zach, both now students at Hillsdale College, and she intended to home-school their six siblings. (0) comments
Daniel J. Mahoney talked about two of his passions - the Cold War and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the Russian writer, philosopher and historian who spent his life exposing the gulags and Soviet Union. Mahoney is a political science professor at Assumption University. (0) comments
The 158th annual Hillsdale County Fair opens its doors to the community next week, Sept. 21-27. This year's theme is "We've Got A Good Thing Growin'." Grandstand attractions include tractor pulls, a "Super Kicker Bullmania Rodeo," harness racing, guest artists Tracy Lawrence and Bucky Covington, and in keeping with the fair's agricultural roots, a combine harvester demolition derby. (0) comments
