A key step returning to a safe and healthy community is antibody testing to determine if they are free of the coronavirus and safe. As of Tuesday those tests are now available in the Ortonville area. Nena Woodall, manager of M-15 Urgent Care, 250 N. Ortonville Road, Suite C said, if patients feel they may […]
Cooper Teare, a junior distance runner for the University of Oregon, recently ran a 3:55 mile in a major invitational track meet at Boston University. That effort, which saw him defeat the 2016 Olympic 1500 meter champion, made him the 3rd fastest indoor miler in the long history of Oregon distance running greats. Cooper is […]
The Table Food Pantry at Lakeview Community Church is now offering curbside service to families who qualify for assistance on Sundays, 2-4 p.m. Qualifying families are eligible for one pantry visit per month. “We are still able to offer several choices to our clients,” said Pastor John Grimshaw. “And we’ve been blessed with enough resources […]
Despite the shelter-in-place extension, C&L Ward is working diligently to keep both staff and clientele as safe and satisfied as possible. As opposed to closing up shop and waiting for COVID-19 to relent, the home improvement company is changing things up. “We’re finding a tremendous amount of demand for home improvement during this exceptional time,” […]
Spending a lifetime together couldn’t come much closer than Dane and Elizabeth(Butler) Guisbert’s marriage. On April 27, the Ortonville couple will celebrate their 74th wedding anniversary. Dane and Elizabeth grew up on neighboring farms near Cass City. Always together, the couple became high school sweethearts. Dane graduate from Cass City High School in 1944 […]
By Shelby Stewart Staff Writer The U.S. now has over 400,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and medical professionals everywhere are balancing their work and keeping their family safe. Luckily, an organization called RVs 4 MDs is looking to help out, and Ortonville resident and president Tonja Brice is joining in. The organization, through their Facebook […]
Home health nurse shares challenges of care during coronavirus
Sara Taylor loved her morning coffee. Then the coronavirus arrived. “Everyday I had a cup before work,” said Taylor, 37. “But that came to a quick stop about a month ago. I’m on the road most of the day and since the lock down there’s no longer a place out in the community to use […]
By Shelby Stewarat Staff Writer Nationally, there is a shortage of a lot of medical supplies due to COVID-19, or the Coronavirus, including masks. Local residents are doing everything they can to help out. “So, my sister works as an EMT and contacted my mom and I last week,” said Sarah Allen, Brandon Township resident […]
By David Fleet Editor Atlas Twp.-On March 16, the township board of trustees voted 5-0 to accept the resignation of Captain Rob Cummins. “Rob was an asset to the department,” said Tere Onica, township supervisor. “The first responders (like Cummins) are truly dedicated, they go are out there in all types of weather, heat, cold […]
By David Fleet Editor Martina Ferri is thankful for the yard behind her home. “We first had the news of the COVID virus on Feb. 21,” said Martina via the WhatsApp. “They soon started closing schools and my college. It all happened so fast. We are lucky here with my family, we have a backyard […]