Dec 9, 2025 | Features
By Sterling McGinn It is beginning to look a little like Christmas in Newberry. Our famous decorations were recently strung across main street by the Water and Light department for their 68th season and we received a good blanket of snow. Now that we are just weeks...
Dec 8, 2025 | Community
LMAS Communities That Care (CTC) Coordinator Jamie Rushford has been recognized with the Michigan Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking (MCRUD) Shining Star of the Year Award. The award honors individuals with five or fewer years in the prevention field who...
Dec 7, 2025 | News
By Sterling McGinn The McMillan Township Board has signed a contract to allow the EUP Regional Planning and Development Commission to work on a $6,000-$8,000 recreational plan for a non-motorized trail north of Newberry. The McMillan Township Board voted to sign the...
Dec 5, 2025 | News
By Carol Stiffler Portage Township resident Dawn Buckley presented several formal complaints to the Portage Township board at their November meeting, requesting a follow-up on each complaint at the board’s December meeting, which takes place on December 9. Buckley...
Dec 4, 2025 | Community
The hall at American Legion Post 74 was buzzing with excitement Thursday evening, November 6, as more than 200 enthusiastic community members gathered for Helen Newberry Joy Hospital & Healthcare Center’s first-ever Purse Bingo event. The fundraiser, created to...
