State Savings Bank cashes in for district championship

By Dan Hardenbrook For the third season in a row, a local 14U youth hockey team is headed to the Michigan Amatuer Hockey Association State Tournament. The State Savings Bank 14 team, made up of players from Newberry, Manistique, and Munising, dominated in their...

The Class of 2021 tries to salvage memories

By Carol Stiffler After a 13-year trip together, the class of 2021 is watching as their journey together hurtles toward a peculiar finish. The last three months of their junior year were done from home, with key moments like prom and spring sports canceled. This year...

What’s on tap for water?

By Sterling McGinn Water rates — a hot topic in Newberry — were under lengthy discussion at last week’s Newberry Village Council meeting. Changes in the water rates should be expected. The meeting was held Tuesday, February 16 at 6 p.m. via Zoom. All council members...

A chat with Newberry’s own Terry Quinn

By Carol Stiffler Terry Quinn stepped on stage once during high school in Newberry, and he’s probably one of the only people who remembers. But many of us remember him very well now. Quinn is an actor — professionally known as Terry O’Quinn — and he’s arguably the...

Big plans for Pine Stump Junction

By Carol Stiffler Rob Stein’s family has had a cabin north of Newberry for a long time, and he knows what makes the area special. It’s a perfect stopping point between Newberry and Lake Superior. It’s positioned at the junction of popular snowmobile trails. It’s...

Hockey team scheduling out-of-state games

By Dan Hardenbrook Hockey is back! After a long wait, a group of local hockey players have come together to take the ice. And this team is stacked. They’re called the 14U Manistique Elks, and they’re not playing under the auspices of MAHA, because winter sports are...