People mill around the Caro Fire Department’s new ladder truck, with its ladder extended, on Thursday.

Caro Fire Chief Randy Heckroth interacts with community members at the fire department’s open house.

Shelley Heckroth makes cotton candy at Thursday’s Caro Fire Department open house. She is the wife of Caro Fire Chief Randy Heckroth.

The former Nestle building in Cass City could one day be redeveloped into a manufacturing facility or a warehouse, thanks to the Tuscola County Economic Development Corp. and federal grant funds. The EDC has received another federal grant to redevelop abandoned properties in the county.

Brady Shannon, left, and Keagan Schierlinger, ham it up prior to graduating from North Branch High School on Wednesday night.

Regan Healy, at podium, the North Branch High School salutatorian, complimented a number of North Branch Area Schools teachers on Wednesday night.

North Branch Area Schools teaching or administrative staff members, from left, Kerry Rose, Al Margrif, Joe Mitchell, Nikolas Hopp and Theresa Rae, are shown at the class of 2024 commencement ceremony.

North Branch High School seniors, from left, Emma Sauer, Sabrina Smakaj, Emma Looney, Grace Clemens, Ava Mitchell, Jordan McKnight and Brady Mitchell, gather prior to commencement Wednesday night.

North Branch Area Schools Board of Education President Daniel Deshetsky and Vice President Cory Mabery prepare to present diplomas to graduates at commencement on Wednesday evening.

North Branch High School junior Nicholas Caldwell takes a selfie with North Branch graduate Isabella Blais, while North Branch sophomore Skylar Spehek looks on.

North Branch High School graduates celebrate after receiving their diplomas on Wednesday night. A total of 147 students graduated this spring.