Jul 20, 2025 | Features
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...
Jul 14, 2025 | Features
By Pete Wurdock Across America, more students are choosing the trades over traditional four-year degrees, and the value of skilled workers—plumbers, electricians, welders—is clearer than ever. In Luce County, Aaron Weller is putting that belief into practice with a...
Jul 7, 2025 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Officials with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) killed 470 double-breasted cormorants on Big Manistique this April in multiple visits and destroyed 50 cormorant nests. With 350 active nests counted on the island, and two...
Jul 1, 2025 | Features
By Sterling McGinn This weekend, America turns 249 years old, and celebrations of our independence will erupt across the country. The communities of Newberry, Curtis, Naubinway, Hulbert, Paradise, and Grand Marais are ready to celebrate with festivities of parades,...
Jun 23, 2025 | Features
Our most dreaded summer guest – ticks – are here, and in great abundance. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is encouraging Michigan residents to take steps to avoid tick bites while enjoying the outdoors. Tick-borne diseases,...
Jun 16, 2025 | Features
By Sterling McGinn A 101-year-old World War II Veteran received a special birthday present from the American Legion Post 74 of Newberry. The Hugh Allan McInnes Post 74 American Legion Riders (ALR) Chapter presented Albert “Gene” Smith of Germfask a life membership to...
