The Fight for the Hillsdale County Fair
When a “private” board abuses public trust, the community has to show up.
The Hillsdale County Fair is supposed to belong to the community, not a handful of insiders who change the rules as it suits them. This page documents how the Fair Board tried to control membership, silence critics, and use law enforcement as muscle – and what we’re doing about it.
Latest Posts
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Corruption Thrives in Silence: Why Hillsdale County Must Show Up for Its Fair
Tomorrow December 15 at 6:00 PM, the Hillsdale County Agricultural Society will hold its Annual Membership Meeting at the 4-H Dining Hall on the fairgrounds. If you care about the Hillsdale County Fair, its agricultural roots, its volunteers, its 4-H […]
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Formal Criminal Complaint Against Officials Connected to the Hillsdale County Fair and Sheriff’s Office
For the past several months, many Hillsdale County residents have watched with concern as the leadership of the Hillsdale County Agricultural Society and members of the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office have engaged in actions that raise serious questions about transparency, […]
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Hillsdale Fair Board’s Membership Flip Spurs December Showdown: Another Secret Meeting
By The Hillsdale ConservativesHILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale County Fair Board has reversed course and is now accepting memberships from residents it previously refused — and the public response has been swift. Since the reversal, a possibly historic 143 new […]
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Hillsdale Fair Board Abruptly Reverses Membership Decision
A Civic Report on Sheriff Hodshire’s Intimidation, the Fair Board’s Contradictory Actions, and the Ongoing Abuse of Authority in Hillsdale County A Sudden Reversal After weeks of locked gates, intimidation, and the use of law enforcement to exclude citizens, the […]
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Sheriff’s Threats and the Fair Board’s Lawless Acts: A Civic Report on Hillsdale County’s Abuse of Authority
/https://www.fox47news.com/neighborhoods/jackson-hillsdale/hillsdale-county-fair-controversy-escalates Thanks again to Fox 47 for covering and documenting this as it unfolds. A Civic Report on Sheriff Hodshire’s Intimidation, Secret Meetings, and the Unlawful Exclusion of Hillsdale County Residents. For the first time in 175 years, Hillsdale County […]
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The Fair Belongs to the People, Thanks Fox 47!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZnzzcgEybY /linkhttps://www.fox47news.com/neighborhoods/jackson-hillsdale/harsh-poster-got-them-banned-from-county-fair-say-hillsdale-conservatives Thank you, Fox 47 News — and Darius — for shining a light. Now it’s our turn. By The Hillsdale Conservatives(standing with 4-H families, open-class exhibitors, and everyday Hillsdale residents) First, a thank-you. Fox 47 News has covered […]
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Hillsdale Fair: Made up Rules for Thee, none for me.
How Hillsdale County Fair Blocked Membership to Control the Board By The Hillsdale Conservatives(4-H families, open-class exhibitors, and Hillsdale County residents have also been denied) We went to the Hillsdale County Fair office with ten dollars—the same way membership has […]
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The fair that turned it’s back on it’s communities roots.
The Barns Fell Silent The barns were quieter this year. You could still smell fried dough drifting down the midway and hear the rattle of rides as the carnival lights flickered on at dusk, but something was missing. Where once […]
