Good News

By Tracy Schruder

The topics that I would like to be more informed about are the ones that are about good news. I really miss reading the local newspaper. We used to receive a weekly free newspaper every Thursday in our area, but they shut down three years ago, citing a lack of interest and advertising dollars. I even worked for the company for ten years, off and on, in the distribution department. It was sad to see the end of this company. Hundreds of employees lost their jobs, and thousands of recipients lost their weekly local news.

Within the pages of this newspaper was a classified section, which included wedding, birthday, and other pleasant announcements. There was an events page and local stories about people doing good things and charity work. Before the digital world took over, this is how we learned about the goings-on around our community. I recall black fingers from the ink and the subtle scent of newsprint, passed around among the members of the family until its final resting place down by the wood stove, to be used to light the kindling on cool winter mornings.

I miss the local news stations covering local events and good news about local people. It’s all politics now, so there is definitely a sense of loss when it comes to reading and hearing about good news. My wish is to see the paper come back to town. There is some hope of their return, as they were responsible for providing flyers for local sales at stores. This responsibility fell to our local letter carriers, and we have just been informed that they will no longer be delivering flyers. Someone has to do it, as not everyone uses the internet to seek out sales. Fingers crossed.

If not, then possibly someone else will reopen the plant and start printing the local paper again. I’m on board to be a supporter and even an employee – either as a reporter or a flyer stuffer; it wouldn’t really matter to me as long as it takes off again. In conclusion, I would like to hear more about good news – good news that the paper is up and running again to share all the good news about what is going on in our community.

Thanks for stopping by

🩵 Tracy 🩵