The U.P.’s most stunning shoreline recently benefitted from a clean-up that hauled away more than six tons of waste. The Superior Watershed Partnership (SWP) utilized funding awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program...
By Carol Stiffler Dave Prestin, a businessman from Cedar River, won the race for Michigan’s newly-drawn 108th district representative. That new district includes Luce, Schoolcraft, Delta, Menominee, and part of Mackinac counties. Notably absent from our district is...
By Carol Stiffler Just west of the Newberry Post Office, tucked inside what was once a grocery store, a building that at first seems vacant is actually teeming with second chances. Inside, about two dozen teens gather on every weekday to work toward earning their high...
By Pete Wurdock There’s a new employee at Pine Stump Drink Shack and Cookery. Their name is. . .well. . . they don’t actually have a name yet but I’ll get to that in a minute. This new employee is every owner’s dream. They are always on time, they don’t complain, they...
By Sterling McGinn Nearly 20 members of the public, along with the Luce County Road Commission Board and representatives of Coleman Engineering Company, met at a public hearing to discuss the proposal to pave Luce County Roads 410 and 407. The meeting took place in...
By Sterling McGinn Newberry native and barber Bob Clark has been cutting hair in Newberry for 55 straight years, and he’s seen a lot of changes in his profession and in his hometown. Despite all that’s changed in a half century, Clark maintains his traditional and...
