Small businesses search for employees

By Carol Stiffler Shirley Clark will turn 80 in September. She just lost her husband, Carl, and is now planning his memorial. And she is running The Berry Patch restaurant in Paradise, a place she has owned for 19 years and has made famous for its cinnamon rolls and...

Outbreak at the Newberry Correctional Facility

By Carol Stiffler As of Sunday, August 9, 27 inmates and two staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 in a new outbreak at the Newberry Correctional Facility. The first case was found in a staff member on August 1; prisoner testing began on August 4. The...

Multiple choice: Options for school

By Carol Stiffler When school resumes on September 8, not all students will leave home. Some parents have already decided that the group setting isn’t safe, and their students will learn from home. Other parents are stocking up on “cute” face masks and are planning to...

Congratulations, NHS Class of 2020

Congratulations, NHS Class of 2020! Thirty-four members of the Class of 2020 attended their belated graduation on Friday, July 24. With girls in white and boys in orange, the class met up one final time to celebrate finishing high school. Spaced out six feet apart on...

School will be different this fall

By Carol Stiffler As school districts make plans, back-up plans, and even more back-up plans to get back to school, checking in with the community was a must. The state required it as part of the Return to Learn plan. Stacy Price, superintendent and high school...

The mask mandate

By Carol Stiffler What was formerly urged is now an order: Michigan residents must wear a mask whenever they leave their home and enter a public building. That means employees at work must wear a mask. Shoppers in a store must wear a mask. Even people staying outdoors...