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...
Jun 24, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler NASA has always been cool. And Kindred Griffis has always known he wanted to be part of something as far-reaching as that. The space aviation organization recently vaulted back into the limelight with a collaborative effort with SpaceX to send men...
Jun 10, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler The Feeding America truck rolled into Newberry on Wednesday, June 1, carrying 450 boxes of dairy and 450 boxes of produce to feed local families in need. Ken Estelle, CEO of Feeding America of West Michigan, drove the truck to town himself and...
