May 12, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Al Mattson lives just east of Newberry, but has been hunting in the woods near Rudyard for years. He places a deer blind on the public land of the Delirium Wilderness, three miles from Rudyard, each season. His blind is hard to find, as his friends...
May 5, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler If you browse the docket for 11th Circuit Court, where Judge Brian Rahilly now presides, you will notice it looks very similar from week to week. The names change, and the case numbers. But up and down the docket, charges related to methamphetamine...
Apr 28, 2021 | Features
By Dan Hardenbrook There is no better 14U Youth Hockey team anywhere in the state than our State Savings Bank team. The tri-county trifecta from Newberry, Manistique, and Munising cashed in and claimed the ultimate prize by winning the Michigan Amateur Hockey...
Apr 21, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler At the head of the LMAS District Health Department, Newberry native Nick Derusha is in a difficult situation. He’s used to overseeing and aiding the health of the region’s population – from infant care to routine vaccines to safe drinking...
Apr 14, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Governor Gretchen Whitmer made sweeping recommendations last Friday, encouraging high schools across the state to revert to remote learning for two weeks, asking that sports be put on hold for two weeks, and advising Michigan residents to order...
Apr 7, 2021 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Fifty-six students tuned in to class from home Monday, their first day back after spring break, because they either tested positive for COVID or were exposed to it during their break. That’s about 10 percent of the entire student body. The Newberry...
