Aug 18, 2020 | Community
Drive your kids by the Curtis Library on Thursday to pick up sacks of books for your young readers. The library is hosting a Drive By Book Bags event from 10 a.m. to noon, giving away one bag of books to each child. The books will be sorted by age range, and the...
Aug 12, 2020 | Community
By Sterling McGinn Over 100 years ago, the lumbering community of Dollarville suffered a major fire that destroyed half of the settlement. More than 20 families who lived in the wooden village were left homeless and the community general merchandise store and other...
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...
