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...
Dec 4, 2019 | Features
A heavy, wet snowstorm on Wednesday, November 27, and a massive, powdery snowstorm on Monday, December 2 gave a wintery one-two punch to the area. The storms brought massive power outages and kept kids home from school for a rare six-day weekend. The Thanksgiving...
Dec 1, 2019 | Features
By Carol Stiffler Beginning Sunday, December 1, it will be legal to sell recreational marijuana to buyers age 21 and up across the state of Michigan. It’s been legal to grow and use recreational marijuana all year. Voters across the state approved that change in...
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