By Sterling McGinn The ornate former Newberry High School building, now vacant, will soon be disconnected from heat and power sources, and its future is uncertain. But Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher Linus Parr has a vision that may save the structure...
Shortly after sunrise on Saturday, August 9, the entire Village of Newberry and many surrounding buildings lost power. The 7 a.m. outage was caused by the sudden failure of the village’s sole transformer, which disabled the entire substation that feeds power to the...
By Carol Stiffler Students in Newberry High School’s biology and physical science classes completed a very practical lesson plan this past spring: they tackled the science of maple syrup. Hollis Yenna launched his first year of teaching the Tahquamenon Area Schools...
By Carol Stiffler Nova Mackentley and Chris Neri have handled thousands and thousands of owls – those magnificent raptors many people feel lucky to see once or twice a year. Mackentley and Neri have been safely capturing and banding owls for decades with a...
By Dan Hardenbrook Those who have been hoping and dreaming for a new track in Newberry received disappointing news at the latest Tahquamenon Area Schools Board of Education meeting. During his administrative report, Athletic Director Anthony Kitzman delivered an...
By Carol Stiffler Shawn Tebo wants to bring students back to the Tahquamenon Area Schools district, and she has a plan. The new superintendent started her job on July 1 and has been introducing herself throughout the district. In an interview, the seasoned educator...
