Jan 13, 2021 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Many area residents are surprised when they hear that downtown Newberry once boasted its own opera house. Yes, it did! The Bank Opera house was located above the bank on the corner of West Truman Boulevard and Newberry Avenue, the venue with a...
Dec 30, 2020 | Community
We continue our series catching up with former residents of the area. This time, we spoke to Corie (Fossitt) Harvey, a 1994 NHS graduate. What was your high school claim to fame? High school was a very busy time for me. I was involved in just about everything NHS had...
Dec 30, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Many members of the staff at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital and the William Gibson Family Health Clinic received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine to fight COVID-19. The vaccine is optional at this point, said Dr. Patricia Gill, and about 100...
Dec 27, 2020 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Harold Dishaw and the late Vernard “Ole” Olson were both honored with Veteran Community Service awards by the Luce County Veteran’s Service Office on Tuesday, December 15. Presenting the awards were Luce County Veteran’s Service officer Rick Minard...
Dec 23, 2020 | Community
It’s time to sit back and relax and enjoy your favorite Christmas songs performed by Sara Perfetti and Margaret Goldthorpe. Brought to you by The Newberry News and the Erickson Center for the...
Dec 16, 2020 | Community
By Sarah Pleiman Mary Kitzman is a wonderful lady with a beautiful, infectious laugh. She grew up in Ontonagon, Michigan before moving to Newberry with her husband in 1988. Her husband was hired to be a police officer for the village of Newberry, and Mary started her...
