By Bill Diem For me, here on vacation at last, I am reveling in the cool mornings and warm days. I liked the thunderstorm; it reminded me of many past thunderstorms I have enjoyed here. Lots of family started our vacation, and there was camp to open after being shut...
By Carol Stiffler The meth situation in Newberry is serious. We knew that, but most of us wouldn’t have known as much as we do if one local man hadn’t recently started making a stir. Newberry resident Chris Linhart published his phone number a few weeks ago, offering...
By Bill Diem One of the things that Rep. Jack Bergman does well is keep his district up-to-date with federal programs that can help. Two big ones recently are federal support for better Internet connections in rural America, and improving water and sewage in...
By Bill Diem We just got back from a short vacation in Normandie. The weather was cool, too cool to swim. I could make a few casts into the ocean, hoping but seldom believing that a bar, a sort of salt-water walleye, would like the look of my lure. At low tide I got...
By Susie Zag I’ve always loved telling stories, but there is one I rarely share. Mainly because it is improbable and unbelievable, even to me. But there are four of us who had the same experience and saw the same thing. It was one of those perfect days in the Upper...
By Sterling McGinn The late Sidney D. Foster always knew the true beauty of the area, and strived to make it even more beautiful. His community-minded spirit should never be forgotten. He certainly had great pride in Newberry. For more than 50 years, his humanitarian...
