Legion elects officers, presents 60-year award

Apr 20, 2022 | News

By Sterling McGinn  The American Legion Post 74 of Newberry has been busy preparing for the upcoming year and getting ready for new officers to fill the seats, but made time to honor one of their own. At their regular monthly meeting, held Thursday, April 14, the...

Success of falcon nesting box earns attention

Apr 13, 2022 | News, Outdoors

By Carol Stiffler When the Michigan State University Fisheries and Wildlife Club built a nesting box for the pair of peregrine falcons they’d seen around campus, they believed they were playing the long game. Falcons, which traditionally nest on rocky cliffs, don’t...

Newberry Area Tourism Association becomes Tahquamenon Country

Apr 12, 2022 | News

On April 1, 2022, the Newberry Area Tourism Association retired its newberrytourism.com site and began doing business as Tahquamenon Country. This rebranding, along with a new digital platform of tahquamenoncountry.com, reflects the organization’s commitment to...

Luce County will be part of the new 108th district

Mar 30, 2022 | News

By Carol Stiffler Newberry, Luce County, and much of the nearby area was historically a part of Michigan’s 109th state legislative district. Rep. Sara Cambensy (D) is currently serving her second and final term and will be term-limited out of office on January 1,...

Visitors to cross the locks on Engineers Day 2022

Mar 28, 2022 | News

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are planning the 2022 Soo Locks Engineers Day with visitors allowed across the locks, the first since before the COVID-19 Pandemic. Visitors are welcome into the Soo Locks facility and across the locks 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, June...

Village votes to hire trash service

Mar 24, 2022 | News

By Sterling McGinn The Newberry Village Council voted unanimously to pass ordinance 13 to terminate the current village waste disposal program, and outsource residential curbside and dumpster services. The decision was made at the regular monthly council meeting held...