Dec 31, 2025 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Luce County, like the entire Upper Peninsula, was hit with a historic winter snowstorm beginning on Sunday, December 28 lasting through the early morning hours of Tuesday, December 30. Weather alerts began more than a day in advance, but the storm...
Dec 26, 2025 | Features
By Michael G. Beaulieu, MD Medical Director LMASDHD I was recently asked why, with all of the technology present today, is life expectancy going down instead of up. Well, the good news is that life expectancy is not decreasing—it’s actually increasing. Life expectancy...
Dec 23, 2025 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Despite frigid temperatures on Saturday, Newberry’s Christmas Under the Lights event was a big success with a large number of adults and children bundled up but enjoying the holiday spirit. Newberry’s annual Christmas celebration, now organized by a...
Dec 14, 2025 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Columbus Township is again facing an uncertain future. A crucial member of the township team is stepping down on December 31. Clerk Jeff Anderson recently announced his resignation for health reasons and so far, there hasn’t been any serious...
Dec 9, 2025 | Features
By Sterling McGinn It is beginning to look a little like Christmas in Newberry. Our famous decorations were recently strung across main street by the Water and Light department for their 68th season and we received a good blanket of snow. Now that we are just weeks...
Dec 2, 2025 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Cemeteries in Portage, Garfield, and Newton townships in Mackinac County will join more than 5,500 locations across the United States participating in the Wreaths Across America (WAA) program laying memorial wreaths on veteran graves this Holiday...
