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Community volunteers revitalize TAS community garden
By Sterling McGinn Members of the Luce County Communities that Care Coalition and other community...
Great Lakes face new threat as bloody red shrimp population grows
By Eric Freedman Capital News Service Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive the...
TAS board faces backlash over early special education changes
By Carol Stiffler At Monday’s regular meeting of the Tahquamenon Area Schools Board of Education,...
TAS receives grant for bike library and safety program
By Sterling McGinn Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) has received a mini grant through the Safe...
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Janet Leone Tippett January 28, 1939 – June 28, 2026 Janet Leone Tippett, 87, of Hudson Township, passed away Sunday evening, June 28, 2026, at her residence. Born January 28, 1939, in Pontiac, she...
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Community volunteers revitalize TAS community garden
Hopes are that the newly prepped space will encourage the TAS and the community to work together to develop the garden into something great, with potential partnerships with the library and other community groups.
Obituaries for the week of 7/1/2026
Judith Katherine Weber August 7, 1937 – June 14, 2026 Lifelong Newberry resident Judith “Judy” Katherine Weber, 88, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2026, with her family by her side. Judy was born...








