By Dean Ridings America’s Newspapers Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection—residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide...
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...
During my husband’s time as a volunteer firefighter in the small town of Curtis, he and his fellow brothers and sisters have responded to countless tragedies — car accidents, snowmobile crashes, and ATV rollovers. Some of those stories ended in hope, many did not....
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...
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...
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,...
