Michigan launches fall prevention resources on MI211.org

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Oakland University, and the Michigan Falls Prevention Coalition have teamed up with Michigan 211 to offer fall prevention resources on mi211.org. Each year, nearly 30% of Michiganders aged 65 and older...

TAS Board sets contract for Tebo

By Sterling McGinn The Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education met for a special meeting Monday for the purpose of approving an employment contract for Shawn Tebo, who was recently selected as the district’s new superintendent. The meeting took place in the...

NHS graduate, NFL player Len St. Jean dies at 83

By Sterling McGinn Newberry High School (NHS) alumnus and former Boston Patriots (now New England Patriots) guard Leonard St. Jean died Tuesday, May 27 at the age of 83. St. Jean, who born in Newberry and lived in the McMillan area, graduated with the NHS Class of...

Newberry golf takes Hiawatha course meet

By Kenn Depew and Dan Hardenbrook Both of Newberry’s varsity golf teams came out on top at a conference meet held at the Hiawatha Sportsman’s Club in Naubinway Friday afternoon. The meet also included teams from Engadine, Pickford, Brimley, and Maplewood Baptist. The...

Newberry man arraigned on child abuse charges

LANSING – Today, Roy Metcalf, 22, of Newberry, was arraigned in the 92nd District Court in Newberry for alleged abuse of a five-week-old infant, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. He is charged with two counts of First-Degree Child Abuse, a potential...

AT&T sells U.P. assets

CARNEY, Mich., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UP Fiber, Inc. announced on March 28 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AT&T’s (NYSE:T) wireline assets located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The wireline assets represent more than 9,000 miles...