TAS Board hires Hollis Yenna as new principal

Jan 30, 2026 | Schools

By Sterling McGinn The Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education voted to hire a new K-6th grade principal at the board’s January monthly meeting held on Monday, January 26. The meeting was delayed one week due to weather conditions last Monday. Newberry High...

Obituaries for the week of 1/28/2026

Jan 29, 2026 | Obituaries

Fredrick W. Kracker July 17, 1940 – January 25, 2026 Fredrick W. Kracker, of Charlotte, passed away peacefully at age 85 on January 25, 2026. Born on July 17, 1940, he was born in Newberry, MI to Walter and Caroline (Mahlo) Kracker. Fred was a graduate of Ferris State...

Man on a mission: Teaching kids to fish for life

Jan 27, 2026 | Features

By Carol Stiffler Germfask resident Joe Smith is a man on a mission. He wants kids to learn how to fish. Period. He comes by it naturally. Smith got his first fly fishing rod when he was 10 years old, and he fished with his father and grandfather. He caught a 12-inch...

Michigan protects 8,850 acres of state forest land

Jan 26, 2026 | Outdoors

A landmark partnership with the State of Michigan protected 8,850 acres of Pigeon River State Forest land in 2025, making it the largest land protection year in the Conservancy’s 53-year history. “Permanent ecosystem protection of this magnitude epitomizes what makes...