Better Together: Women of Impact launches in Newberry

By Carol Stiffler On Tuesday, October 20, area women are invited to a social fundraiser event called Better Together: Women of Impact. Better Together is a new women’s circle that will empower women to turn many small donations into one large gift for a nearby...

Ask the eye doctor: Should I use eye drops?

Dr. Derek Dake of Black Bear Eye Care is accepting reader questions about eyes and eye care. If you have a question for Dr. Dake, email it to blackbeareyecare@gmail.com. Q. Who should use eye drops, and what kind of drops do you recommend? If I need eye drops more...

Renze Automotive returns to selling used cars in Newberry

By Sterling McGinn Chuck Renze Automotive in downtown Newberry is back to selling cars—this time used vehicles of different makes and models. Unfounded rumors recently circulated around Newberry, suggesting the Renze Ford shop was closing. Instead, the business is...

Newberry volunteers build field lights for football

By Sterling McGinn Until 1966, Newberry High School home football games were played on Saturday afternoons – in broad daylight. There were no lights at the former field and none at the current field established in 1951, so “Friday night lights,” (high school football...

Luce County Pet Pals hosts Paws for Pets 5K and Fall Festival

Happy almost Fall! Luce County Pet Pals is excited to announce a new event: the Paws for Pets 5K Walk and Fall Festival! This will take place on Saturday September 19, at the TORC park (just north of the railroad tracks on M 123 in Newberry). Rain or Shine! There will...

New federal vaccine order won’t change Michigan schedules

By Michael G. Beaulieu, MD Medical Director, LMAS District Health Department Many parents have recently heard about a new executive order from the White House concerning childhood vaccines. The order, signed August 10, 2026, has generated questions about whether...