Sep 28, 2026 · 24 min · 7 segments
This week on Collegian Week in Review, Alessia Sandala talks with Gemma Flores about a local judge and the city's first mayoral debate. Then, Francesca Cella talks with Alessia about a bridge…
She passed away at age 62, and she had served the Hillsdale County since 2014, first as a district judge, and then she ran for circuit court judge in 2020 and won.
It's kind of an alternative to prison time or jail time for either felonies or misdemeanors related to drug use.
And it keeps families together, makes people the healthiest versions of themselves.
One thing that's been really great to see is how the community has really rallied around Judge Lisney's memory.
And there are several local businesses which are donating a portion of their profits this September to the Hillsdale County Drug Court in an effort to keep her work going.
She also worked with other local organizations? Yeah, she was a volunteer at the Senior Center through the Meals on Wheels program.
She also worked for the Hillsdale County Community Foundation and on the Hillsdale County Hospice Board for several years.
And she offered them legal counsel when they were opening their cemetery, which is adjacent to the church building, a couple years back, which has been really helpful there.
Gemma, you also talked to the man she ran against for district court a number of years ago, correct?
And he admired her work a lot, especially with the drug court in the community.
And he was also a personal friend of hers, which was really great to hear the way that he described her and her family, especially.
She passed away at age 62, and she had served the Hillsdale County since 2014, first as a district judge, and then she ran for circuit court judge in 2020 and won.
It's kind of an alternative to prison time or jail time for either felonies or misdemeanors related to drug use.
And it keeps families together, makes people the healthiest versions of themselves.
One thing that's been really great to see is how the community has really rallied around Judge Lisney's memory.
And there are several local businesses which are donating a portion of their profits this September to the Hillsdale County Drug Court in an effort to keep her work going.
She also worked with other local organizations? Yeah, she was a volunteer at the Senior Center through the Meals on Wheels program.
She also worked for the Hillsdale County Community Foundation and on the Hillsdale County Hospice Board for several years.
And she offered them legal counsel when they were opening their cemetery, which is adjacent to the church building, a couple years back, which has been really helpful there.
Gemma, you also talked to the man she ran against for district court a number of years ago, correct?
And he admired her work a lot, especially with the drug court in the community.
And he was also a personal friend of hers, which was really great to hear the way that he described her and her family, especially.
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