By Carol Stiffler Former Luce County Sheriff Kevin Erickson became the 911 and Luce County Emergency Management Services coordinator in 2022, but spent his last full day on the job on Friday, September 15. His position has been advertised, and Erickson said he’ll...
By Sterling McGinn The Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) district was faced with yet another staff resignation, which was on the agenda of the August 21 meeting of the board of education. The meeting took place at 6 p.m. in the Tahquamenon Area Schools Public Library....
By Sterling McGinn This fall, the Village of Newberry will host two recycling events for residents—one for scrap tires and the other for used electronics. The information regarding the upcoming events were discussed at the August regular meeting of the Newberry...
By Carol Stiffler “Judging by the size of the crowd, you guys have terrible internet,” said Beth Leitner, community relations manager for Highline Internet. Leitner said she’d been expecting a handful of people to attend her presentation at the August 8 meeting of the...
By Sterling McGinn A dam situated more than a mile west of the source of the Manistique River controls the water level on Big Manistique Lake. When the lake level recently dropped to the lowest point in roughly a decade, property owners had questions. Who controls the...
By Sterling McGinn Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II toured the Helen Newberry Joy Hospital and Health Care Center on Tuesday, July 25 after the State of Michigan secured $7.3 million for the hospital in the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget. The funds will be used...
