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...
Jun 3, 2020 | Community
By Carol Stiffler In a year when most things have felt strange, one thing is the same: In Curtis, there will be fireworks for the Fourth of July. And a parade. And the Lions chicken dinner. The Curtis Area Chamber of Commerce voted on May 27 to move forward with the...
May 20, 2020 | Community
Luce County Sheriff Deputy Mike Fossum has launched a campaign to become the county’s next sheriff. He is running against current Sheriff John Cischke, who is up for re-election for his second full term. Fossum has been in law enforcement for two years, spending both...
