Several new faculty members for Tahquamenon Area Schools were approved for hiring at the Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education meeting. The board voted to hire Newberry High School alumnus Claire Neeb as grades 9 and 10 English/Pre-AP teacher. “We are very...
All Newberry Water & Light customers will receive a letter in their next bill regarding the potential for lead in their home water supply. The letter is useful for any households that have a running water connection, whether that be a private well or public water...
By Carol Stiffler The sun’s out often lately, but the sky isn’t often blue. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted south with enough strength to keep the sky white from sunrise to sunset. It’s the third summer in a row where the U.P., and a majority of the United...
By Sterling McGinn The lake level orders governing Big Manistique Lake and North Manistique (Round) Lake have been amended in the 11th Circuit Court in special hearings, which took place on Wednesday, June 4 in the Luce County Government Building. Honorable James...
By Carol Stiffler Measles cases have been slowly popping up in Michigan, and until last week all cases were in the Lower Peninsula. Now, two measles cases in Marquette County have been confirmed, and potential exposure is spread in three U.P. counties. The exposures...
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...
