Exchange students delight in U.P. stay

Feb 4, 2025 | Features

By Carol Stiffler Nine international exchange students gathered around Eric and Shalan Cornell’s dining table last weekend, nervously chatting in English. Three from Germany, two from Spain, and one each from the Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, and Slovakia, the high...

TAS board makes hires, accepts Neeb’s retirement

Jan 28, 2025 | Features

By Sterling McGinn The Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education voted to approve new hires for the district and accepted the retirement of a longtime administrator at their regular January meeting held on Monday, January 20 at 6 p.m. in the board of education...

New senior living complex could relieve housing shortage

Jan 19, 2025 | Features

By Sterling McGinn A new senior housing project has been proposed for the vacant land east of the Community Action building in downtown Newberry. Chippewa Luce Mackinac Community Action Agency (CLMCAA) is partnering with Community Housing Network (CHN) and SMG...

Managing cormorants on the Big Manistique Lake

Jan 14, 2025 | Features

By Carol Stiffler This spring, agents with the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Services (APHIS) will visit Big Manistique Lake’s Gull Island for a permitted lethal reduction of its cormorants. That is to say: a percentage of the adult cormorants on the island will...

HNJH nurses to receive DAISY Awards

Jan 3, 2025 | Features

Nurses at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital and Healthcare Center will soon be honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and...

TAS to begin superintendent search

Dec 24, 2024 | Features

By Sterling McGinn The Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education will soon begin their search for a new district superintendent following the official acceptance of longtime superintendent Stacy Price’s retirement at the December 16 meeting of the board. The...