Mar 31, 2023 | Community
By Sterling McGinn A shiny yellow 2200-gallon tanker truck has just been added to the Columbus Township Fire Department in McMillan. The vehicle, a 2000 Freightliner, arrived in McMillan on Saturday, March 18. It was purchased from Garfield Township in Clare County,...
Mar 31, 2023 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Former Indiana residents Brice and Vicki MacRoberts had a longtime dream of owning a business and wanted to move out of the city. The couple stumbled across a campground located five miles north of Newberry and felt right away that it would be the...
Mar 18, 2023 | Community
Gloria Caswell, director of the Luce County Animal Shelter, announced that positive things have been happening at the shelter in recent months. Caswell appreciated a Nicolet Bank-sponsored a donation event for the shelter that ran from January 17 – February 17....
Mar 17, 2023 | Community
By Pete Wurdock Since Rob Stein became the owner of Pine Stump Cook Shack and Saloon Style Drinkery, he has made significant progress in bringing more events that bolster tourism to the area. In addition to the annual Trout and Deer Tournaments Pine Stump already...
Mar 15, 2023 | Community
The Newberry Correctional Facility recently selected officer Jason Nicholson as the 2023 Officer of the Year. Nicholson has been a corrections officer for 14 years, all of them at the Newberry facility. He is known as the “go-to” guy, using his experience and skills...
Mar 10, 2023 | Community
By Brian Freitag TASPL Director I have many fond memories of the fairs of my youth. I went as part of my little posse every year, and I think we went for most days of the fair. My sister usually decorated a cake through 4H and entered it for judging, whereas I was...
