Sep 16, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Lynn Evans’ sixth graders wear their masks all day long except for lunch and recess. Their lockers are spaced apart in the Newberry Middle School, with an empty locker between each student locker. They sit at tables spaced around the room and have to...
Sep 9, 2020 | Features
By Dan Hardenbrook It was the announcement we have been campaigning for, and protesting peacefully for; the announcement our football players were hoping for. In a move that shocked the state, the Michigan High School Athletic Association made the announcement late...
Sep 2, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Students, sharpen your pencils. School is back in session on Tuesday, September 8, and will see young learners reunited in classrooms again. That is, unless they will be online learners who will be studying from home. In either case, attendance will...
Aug 19, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Shirley Clark will turn 80 in September. She just lost her husband, Carl, and is now planning his memorial. And she is running The Berry Patch restaurant in Paradise, a place she has owned for 19 years and has made famous for its cinnamon rolls and...
Aug 12, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler As of Sunday, August 9, 27 inmates and two staff members had tested positive for COVID-19 in a new outbreak at the Newberry Correctional Facility. The first case was found in a staff member on August 1; prisoner testing began on August 4. The...
Aug 5, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler When school resumes on September 8, not all students will leave home. Some parents have already decided that the group setting isn’t safe, and their students will learn from home. Other parents are stocking up on “cute” face masks and are planning to...
