Nov 20, 2023 | Features
By Pete Wurdock One man is in custody following a string of suspicious fires in and around Paradise over the past six weeks. Joseph Halder, 35, was arraigned Monday in the 91st District Court in Chippewa County. He was charged with third-degree arson and is being held...
Nov 13, 2023 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Two community service awards were presented to Peter Rahilly and to the family of the late Martin Harju at the 10th Annual Luce County Veterans Banquet held on Saturday, November 4 at the American Legion in Newberry. The event was sponsored by the...
Oct 30, 2023 | Features
By Sterling McGinn The Newberry Village Council voted at their October 17 meeting to move ahead with removing the trees in the downtown section this fall. The meeting took place at 6 p.m. in the Village Council chambers in the Water and Light building. Village...
Oct 23, 2023 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Newberry’s new Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) customer service center will benefit not only the department, but the whole community—as a training and community area is part of the building’s plan. The structure will also showcase one...
Oct 16, 2023 | Features
By Sterling McGinn On a lonely shore of Lake Superior, approximately 13.1 miles from Paradise, an old sentinel is getting a new lease on life thanks to a preservation group known as S.O.S. Vermilion. The site of the old Vermilion Life-Saving Station still contains the...
Oct 2, 2023 | Features
By Sterling McGinn Newberry Village manager Allison Watkins announced at the September meeting of the village council that Newberry did not receive funding from the 2024 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, (SRF) which would be used for improvements to areas of aging...
