Aug 26, 2025 | Community
By Mikal Doke You may have noticed modified school buses and extra people around town at the beginning of the month. These were not regular yellow school buses that we see during the school year; these were something known as “Skoolies”. This year, an event called...
Aug 22, 2025 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Wild blueberry picking is an annual August event for many Yoopers, who enjoy escaping to the north woods in search of berries in the hot summer sun. Blueberries are also celebrated here with events like the Wild Blueberry Festival in Paradise, held...
Aug 19, 2025 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Hollis Yenna is preparing to start his second year of teaching at Newberry High School after moving to the area from Alaska. He and his wife, Rachael, have four children, including a set of twins. The gently spoken Yenna has also taught in Indiana...
Aug 15, 2025 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Longtime Newberry resident and retired Newberry High School history teacher, Randall Griffis, has placed his years of research on Tahquamenon Country WWI soldiers and their families into book form. Griffis, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, has a devoted...
Aug 13, 2025 | Community
By Bill Diem The good news about fly fishing is that it is good for the soul, says Kevin Stockwell. “Fly fishing gives people time to slow down,” he says. “It takes your mind off six lanes of traffic downstate.” Stockwell opened Stockwell Outfitters last September on...
Aug 9, 2025 | Community
By Larry Vincent Joseph Vincent, Life Scout in Newberry’s BSA Troop 130, is one step closer to becoming an Eagle Scout with the completion of his Eagle Scout project, sponsoring a Feeding America truck and helping with distribution on July 24. An Eagle Scout project...
