Jan 15, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Between now and May, third graders have a huge task ahead of them: Learn to read proficiently in time to pass the M-STEP assessment test at the end of the school year. There’s no real reward, but the penalty is huge – third graders who cannot...
Jan 8, 2020 | Features
By Dan Hardenbrook More than 50 mushers and their sled dog teams took the trails of northern Luce County last weekend for the 20th Annual Tahquamenon Country Sled Dog Races. The race returned to the magnificent Muskallonge Lake State Park for the kick start to the...
Jan 3, 2020 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Five regional school superintendents will meet with Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday, Jan. 8, when she hosts a ceremonial signing for the supplemental funding bills she signed two weeks ago. The supplemental bills restored $573.5 million in...
Dec 26, 2019 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Like a siren call, the ice on the Manistique Lakes has already attracted hearty fishermen. Though winter only technically began days ago, the ice is already thick enough in some places for snowmobiles to cross over. “The fishing’s good,” said Mick of...
Dec 19, 2019 | Features
Newberry’s manufacturing giant Louisiana-Pacific Corporation recently expanded the size of its press, a $14.5 million project that makes it possible for the plant to increase its output by roughly 15%. And, thanks to technology, they’re managing the...
Dec 11, 2019 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Imagine the intersection of M-123 and M-28 without a functioning Pickleman’s Pantry. Imagine Newberry without The Newberry News. Or Duke’s Sports Shop. Try Helmer without Moose du Nord. The fact is, Newberry and its outlying regions look a lot more...
