Visitor charged with attempted murder

Feb 24, 2021 | News

A 26-year-old man with ties to Florida and Illinois became suicidal, threatening to take his life on February 14. After his girlfriend called for help, the Luce Sheriff Department sent a deputy, and the man assured them he wouldn’t take his own life. When the...

Furniture shortage is uncomfortable

Feb 10, 2021 | News

By Carol Stiffler When shoppers enter Everson’s Home Furnishings in Newberry, they’ll get a really good look at the carpet on the floor. That’s unusual because owner Jim Everson usually has the store so full of furniture that you can hardly see the carpet. Thanks to...

Thanks to the Sno-Go

Feb 3, 2021 | News

By Sterling McGinn After our town suffered from a major snowstorm about a hundred years ago, a contraption known as the Sno-Go would clear the way. Luce County Road Commission engineer Sanborn C. “Shorty” Sleeper brought the first Sno-Go to the Newberry area in 1928,...

EGLE approves permits for proposed Mackinac Straits tunnel

Jan 29, 2021 | News

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced today that it has approved Enbridge Energy’s application for certain permits required to build a utility tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac. If constructed, the tunnel would house a...

Village Council reviews winter parking ordinance

Jan 27, 2021 | News

By Sterling McGinn Possible amendments to two village ordinances were on the agenda of the monthly Newberry Village Council meeting held Tuesday, January 19 via Zoom. All members of the board were present for the electronic meeting. The first amendment discussed was...

Winter sports back in action

Jan 20, 2021 | News, Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook The winter sports season arrived with the start of “no contact” preseason practices for girls and boys varsity basketball and varsity wrestling. Athletes made their return to the J.L. DeCook Gymnasium for a very new experience, and everyone was...