Aug 5, 2020 | Community
Lakefield Township voters in the August 4 primary probably noticed there was no candidate to pick for the position of Lakefield Township Clerk. Tim Teed, who has held the position since 2005, is not running for reelection. Unfortunately, no one is running at all. The...
Jul 29, 2020 | Community
New pastor at Newberry United Methodist Church By Carol Stiffler Jackie Roe was only able to call Milan, Michigan, home for two years before she was asked to move to the Upper Peninsula. Roe was asked to take over the United Methodist congregation from Tim Calloway,...
Jul 15, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler Drive past the Northern Natives Erosion Control nursery and you almost won’t be able to tell it’s a nursery. Located on M-28 just west of Newberry, the nursery took root years ago and many people may not have noticed. There are no showy petunias or...
Jul 8, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler On Friday, July 3, American flags appeared on front lawns of nearly every home in Newberry. Dave DeMerse, owner of Hometown Pharmacy, ordered the flags in April and worked with his staff to prepare them with a greeting card from the pharmacy. The...
Jul 1, 2020 | Community
The Village of Newberry is celebrating and honoring employee Jim Brown as he finishes 26 years of service. Jim started his career in the Department of Public Works in 1994 and has served as a licensed Wastewater Treatment Operator since 2015. “Jim is very dedicated...
Jul 1, 2020 | Community
By Dan Hardenbrook How are you spending your summer vacation? For nearly a dozen kids from the Engadine and Naubinway area, they are giving up part of their vacation to go to work assisting those in need. After massive flooding left behind devastation in the Midland...
