Our non-profit hospital

Mar 3, 2024 | Features

By Sterling McGinn The Helen Newberry Joy Hospital may soon be a non-profit organization. In an attempt to collaborate with other health organizations and to secure additional funding and services, hospital officials have been working toward restructuring as a...

Over budget and unreasonable: School work bids rejected

Feb 26, 2024 | Features

By Sterling McGinn The Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education and school administration has run into another challenge with the district’s bond work. Recent bids for the remainder of the bond project, received by February 1, came in $2.8 million over...

Newberry honors the late Terry Stark

Feb 20, 2024 | Features

By Sterling McGinn Members of the Luce County EMS, Newberry firefighters, DNR and Luce County Sheriff’s department, accompanied by Beaulieu Funeral Home, escorted the remains of former Luce County first responder Terry Stark back to Newberry on Monday, February 12....

Split in United Methodist changes several local churches

Feb 13, 2024 | Features

By Sterling McGinn Several local Methodist Churches have disaffiliated themselves with the United Methodist Conference to become nondenominational or join a new denomination of Methodists known as Global. The local change is part of a major fracture due in large to a...

(Mail)man’s best friend

Feb 4, 2024 | Features

By Sterling McGinn Residents living in the Upper Peninsula especially 125 years ago endured harsh winter living conditions. But they still needed to receive and send mail—even if there was a blizzard. During those long U.P. winters, it could take two months for mail...

TAS resource officer set to begin this week

Jan 28, 2024 | Features

By Sterling McGinn Recent concerns regarding vandalism, vaping and other illegal activities within the school district has warranted some type of law enforcement presence within the hallways. The new Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) and Luce County Sheriff’s Department...