Postal service struggles impact Newberry News delivery times

By Carol Stiffler At 8 o’clock every Wednesday morning, we bring hundreds of copies of the latest Newberry News right to the Newberry post office. The papers are addressed, labeled, and sorted – ready to begin their treks to subscribers near and far. They leave...

A semester as a cub reporter

By Claire Oven At the start of my second semester of my senior year, I decided to take an internship position at the Newberry News. I had reached my limit in college classes I’m allowed to take and had a load of free hours that I needed to fill. Being that I plan on...

Behold, Hamster-gate

By Carol Stiffler Interested in a hamster? Email nbynews@mynewberrynews.com. Our newsroom looks a bit like a zoo right now. We’ve got the resident cats, Toby and Agnes, and sometimes the giant goldendoodle, Jake. For a while now, we’ve also had Hammy and Sammy, a pair...

Farewell, Dr. Dake

By Carol Stiffler We lost our gentle contributing writer, Dr. Paul Dake, last week. He’s answered his last Dr., Why? question, and after his death on Wednesday, March 5, he finally rests (see his obituary on page 4). Dr. Dake worked in family practice and was,...

Farewell to the Toonerville Trolley and Riverboat Tour

By Sterling McGinn News that the Toonerville Trolley and Riverboat Tour is officially closing almost feels like the loss of an old friend. The business was an icon of the Tahquamenon region for nearly a century. But, as I was often told as a child, all good things...