Sep 16, 2020 | Community
By Sterling McGinn In the early days of Luce County, there was no official hospital. Doctors made house calls and surgeries were occasionally performed at the patient’s home. Medical equipment and instruments were crude, and many home remedies and tonics were used and...
Sep 2, 2020 | Community
By Sandy Edie Congratulations to Ethan Stilson, Taliesan Cox, and Aaron Edie. Ethan and Tali became some of the newest members of scouting’s Order of the Arrow in the Mahng Chapter, while Aaron, along with his dad, Dave Edie, attained brotherhood status. The three...
Aug 20, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Like every family, the family of Kathi Gray had enough reasons to remember the year 2020. But they wanted more. Something bright. Gray and her daughter, Lindsey Lombardo, had been mulling over a whirlwind trip that took them to all five Great Lakes...
Aug 19, 2020 | Community
All prisoners at the Newberry Correctional Facility have been tested again for COVID-19 after a staff member was diagnosed on August 1. As of Monday, August 17, 116 prisoners and four staff have been infected in this outbreak. Most positive Newberry prisoners have...
Aug 18, 2020 | Community
Drive your kids by the Curtis Library on Thursday to pick up sacks of books for your young readers. The library is hosting a Drive By Book Bags event from 10 a.m. to noon, giving away one bag of books to each child. The books will be sorted by age range, and the...
Aug 12, 2020 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Over 100 years ago, the lumbering community of Dollarville suffered a major fire that destroyed half of the settlement. More than 20 families who lived in the wooden village were left homeless and the community general merchandise store and other...
