May 12, 2024 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Dean and Jewel Oswald, perhaps Newberry’s most famous local celebrities, have brought home three new bear cubs this season. Siblings Jacie and Schotzie arrived from Minnesota, and singleton Tom came from New York. The four-month-old cubs were...
May 4, 2024 | Features
By Carol Stiffler The Sanders family was recently at a crossroads. The homeschool family has already lived several places in their young lives: Jack Sanders, father and husband, is a field technician for Ponsse. His work takes him across the nation, and he heads into...
Apr 28, 2024 | Features
By Carol Stiffler In May 2023, Tim Callahan renewed his subscription to The Newberry News. He mailed a check in an envelope that he’d turned into a work of art. He drew a moose delivering the News, then colored it in with watercolor paint. It was charming. His artwork...
Apr 21, 2024 | Features
By Sterling McGinn The Columbus Township Board may be saved from state intervention after several interested individuals stepped forward to run for the multiple positions that are slated to be empty following the November election. The township of approximately 169...
Apr 12, 2024 | Features
By Sterling McGinn The years-long sewer litigation between Pentland Township and the Village of Newberry has ended. Honorable John Economopoulos, Circuit Court Judge, signed the final order of consent on March 20. The settlement agreement between the two...
Apr 6, 2024 | Features
By Sterling McGinn After the Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education was faced with significantly high bids coming in for Phase II of the school bond project, the TAS Board voted to accept the rebidding at a special meeting held on Monday, April 1. The first...
