By Sterling McGinn Trees on Newberry Avenue in the three downtown blocks will be cut down on Sunday, April 28 pending permit approval from the Michigan Department of Transportation. The item was discussed at the April meeting of the Newberry Village Council held on...
From the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District On Thursday, April 4, 2024 the Chippewa Luce Mackinac Conservation District held their 75th Annual Meeting at the Les Cheneaux Distillers in Cedarville, where they announced the recipients of their annual Land...
By Sterling McGinn Newberry’s Yooper Youth organization is seeking cooperation from the Newberry Village Council and permission to revitalize the former Washington Park, which was later renamed after the late Kurt Knierim. Yooper Youth representatives Elizabeth...
By Carol Stiffler At the first in-person awards ceremony since the COVID pandemic, the Michigan Press Association (MPA) announced winners of the 2023 MPA Better Newspaper Contest. For the second year in a row, The Newberry News was named Newspaper of the Year in the...
By Sterling McGinn Columbus Township is facing an uncertain future. The five-member board, which governs the township of approximately 169 citizens, will have four vacant seats following the November election. Three seats include the positions of supervisor,...
By Sterling McGinn More than 50 lake residents and other concerned citizens filled the Luce County Courtroom to hear the future of regulations and possible lake levels in a number of lakes within Luce and Mackinac Counties. The meeting was held jointly between the...
