Nutkins honored for blood drive work

Dec 16, 2021 | Community

By Carol Stiffler Mary Nutkins spent her professional years as a nurse, saving lives and caring for patients whose lives had come to a critical point. When she retired, she didn’t stop helping. She turned her efforts to managing a recurring local blood drive. “After...

2021 Luce County Veteran of the Year

Dec 1, 2021 | Community

By Rick Minard Newberry resident Dean Oswald has been named the 2021 Luce County Veteran of the Year. Dean served in the United States Marine Corp from 1957-1959 and was honorably discharged. Typically presented at the Luce County Veterans Services Office Annual...

What should I take away from my cholesterol results?

Nov 27, 2021 | Community

By Paul M. Dake, M.D. Q: I am a 63-year-old woman and had some blood drawn for cholesterol testing about a week ago and received a call from my doctor’s office assistant a few days later about it, but she was talking so fast, I really couldn’t understand much, other...

Dr. Stephanie Zellar opens Pure Chiropractic

Nov 26, 2021 | Community

By Carol Stiffler Anyone with a spine might be interested to know that Newberry now has a second chiropractor. Dr. Stephanie Zellar opened the doors of Pure Chiropractic to clients on Monday, a few months later than she’d hoped due to supply chain issues. Zellar, a...

Eryn Corinth completing year with FEMA Corps

Nov 24, 2021 | Community

By Carol Stiffler Eryn Corinth, a 2017 graduate from Newberry High School, has spent the last nine months traveling with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a member of the FEMA Corps. She was one of the first people on the ground in Louisiana after...

I had COVID – why do I need to get vaccinated?

Nov 16, 2021 | Community

By Paul M. Dake, M.D.  Q:  I’m in my late 30’s and quite certain that I had COVID-19 this past spring, given the symptoms that I had at the time.  However, I was never tested for the virus, at that time, or since.  When I saw my Primary Care Physician (PCP) last week,...