Mavis McKinney-Farrand, longtime News-Herald editor, dies at age 80

Mavis McKinney-Farrand, longtime News-Herald editor, dies at age 80

A mentor. A friend. The heart and soul of the newsroom at the News-Herald. That’s how former colleagues are remembering Mavis Margaret McKinney-Farrand, 80, who died Tuesday, Jan. 6, surrounded by family at her home in Brownstown Township. McKinney-Farrand worked her way through college while raising three daughters. She began her career at the Mellus Newspapers in 1978, which later merged with the News-Herald. She started as an editorial assist…