Man Saves Newspaper

Carl Butz, retired computer programmer, owner of The Mountain Messenger Publishing a local newspaper is always a challenge, but for The Mountain Messenger, it’s basically a miracle. It’s the oldest weekly newspaper in California, but in mid-January, the paper was set to fold. Then retired computer programmer Carl Butz decided he couldn’t let that happen, so he stepped in with money he’d been saving to go on vacation and is now the proud owner of a small-town paper in an industry that’s dying nationwide. (Originally aired February 20, 2020)