There are some things that just tie a community together.
The public school district. The public library. Community gathering places like restaurants, bars and coffeeshops.
And the local newspaper.
About two years ago, a group of Lenawee County residents began meeting at the Adrian District Library to talk about what we saw as a dangerous lack of local news in our area. We saw the cuts that had been inflicted on our local daily by its corporate owners, and we saw the impact it was having on our community. Many ideas were discussed, but a few of us found ourselves drawn to the idea of starting a brand-new, locally owned print newspaper.