Can your DNA help solve this mystery?

By Carol Stiffler When hunters stumbled upon the long-dead body of a man in the woods of Luce County in 1987, they couldn’t have known they were stepping into the middle of a mystery. The man was between 23 and 30 years old, had reddish brown hair, a small mustache,...

$87 million in marijuana payments distributed across Michigan

The Michigan Department of Treasury announced that more than $87 million is being distributed among 269 municipalities and counties as a part of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. Over the next few days, 99 cities, 30 villages, 69 townships and 71...

Luce, Mackinac commissions begin dam regulation discussion

By Sterling McGinn To comply with regulations from EGLE (Environment Great Lakes and Energy), the Luce and Mackinac County Commissioners held a joint meeting in Newberry on Monday, March 4 regarding the much-contested dam and water levels on Big Manistique Lake....

Village seeks grant for service line replacement

By Sterling McGinn The Village of Newberry is seeking a $450,000 grant from EGLE (Environment Great Lakes and Energy) to assist in the inventory of lead service lines within the village. The item was discussed at the February 20 meeting of the Newberry Village...

Yooper Fitness coming to Newberry

By Sterling McGinn For those who love to work out and for those wanting the opportunity—get ready—because a 24-hour physical fitness center is getting ready to open their doors in the Newberry area. Tiger and Emily Marcotte of Manistique started Yooper Fitness in 2020...

Volunteers to start having lunch with students

By Sterling McGinn Volunteers with group known as “People who Care” will begin having lunch with students at school, said Newberry High School Principal Trevor Clark. “I am going to be contacting those groups that already completed the Ichat [background check] and we...