Stories from Wednesday, February 17, 2021

"When my sciatic nerve flares up,” reveals Lynn Huffman of Bloomfield, “I have a deep pain that radiates from my hip down my leg to my foot. The pain can be debilitating—making it difficult to put weight on my leg. I can barely move, get weak, and feel as if I’m going to pass out from the pain. Luckily, those episodes don’t happen frequently; however, the daily pain from my back is a pain that never leaves me. It’s just that some days are better than others.”...

A Dexter man has been arrested for rape involving a female juvenile. The girl, accompanied by her parents, visited Dexter Police Department on Feb. 15 to report she was “forced to have sexual intercourse’’ while visiting a male acquaintance’s home, according to a press release from the DPD...