Oct 27, 2024 | Features
The extremely dry conditions in the Upper Peninsula have caused multiple wildfires in the Upper Peninsula over the weekend. According to Keith Murphy, Fire Management Specialist for the U.P., crews from Newberry and parts of Lower Michigan are working a 42-acre fire...
Oct 20, 2024 | Features
By Sterling McGinn A Lansing, Michigan native is walking 2,000 miles for mental health awareness and to help lift the stigma that surrounds mental illness. Woody Ellis made his way through Newberry last week and stayed here for a couple of days. Ellis has always...
Oct 12, 2024 | Features
By Linus Parr On December 30 and 31, 2019, a storm covered the Eastern Upper Peninsula with heavy ice and snow. I was on Neebish Island and left for Newberry before the island lost electricity—it always does. As I drove past the high school upon my return, I noticed...
Oct 6, 2024 | Features
The fall fishing season for splake is coming soon! Splake fishing in the fall on Lake Superior is an experience unmatched anywhere else in the state. As temperatures drop and leaves begin to change, the splake bite picks up as the fish move nearshore. Splake — a...
Sep 29, 2024 | Features
By Carol Stiffler A Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) student posted a desperately sad video on TikTok last week, and word of it spread like wildfire. The student, who will not be identified, spoke tearfully about school and openly wished for a school shooting to take...
Sep 21, 2024 | Features
By Carol Stiffler When a U.S. Census Bureau worker was on the ground in Curtis recently, word of what he may be doing spread like wildfire. Some people became convinced the Census worker was there to scope out vacant housing for 1,000 illegal immigrants that will soon...
