Mar 10, 2025 | Community
By Sterling McGinn On March 2, 1925, part of Newberry’s business district was devastated by one of the most disastrous fires in Luce County history. Five buildings on the west side of the 200 block of Newberry Avenue—stores with offices and apartments on the second...
Mar 7, 2025 | Community
By Karen Brzys Many times, in the rural part of our country, regional communities and organizations work together for a common cause. This is true relative to a new handicapped pathway that will be installed on Agate Beach in Grand Marais. This project started in 2019...
Mar 4, 2025 | Community
By Sterling McGinn The Upper Tahquamenon Falls is breathtaking any time of year, but the view of the frozen water and ice formations make a winter visit extra special. In the 1930s, getting to the falls in summer and autumn was only possible via the Tahquamenon River...
Feb 22, 2025 | Community
By Claire Oven Jeremy Loebach has always been a fan of the pizza business. While his high school sweetheart, Deanna, was at college, Jeremy worked for a small Italian restaurant called Pepinos, where he developed his love for pizza. Jeremy saved all his money from...
Feb 20, 2025 | Community
Robert Sherbrook was selected as Newberry Correctional Facility’s 2025 Correctional Officer of the Year. Officer Sherbrook began his career with the Michigan Department of Corrections on October 3, 2021. He received the Jack Budd Award while in the Ken McKee Class at...
Feb 18, 2025 | Community
We caught up with 2002 Newberry High School graduate Dennis Walker, who is now retired from the Air Force and living in Alaska. With Carol Stiffler When did you graduate from Newberry High School, and what were you involved in while you were there? I graduated in 2002...
