Jul 11, 2021 | News
By Carol Stiffler The business landscape in Luce County has changed again. On June 30, the Falls Hotel building sold to new owners, who will be announced soon. Former owner David Kenny and his wife Rebecca (Bjorklund) Kenny bought the hotel building in 2013, and lived...
Jun 30, 2021 | News
By Carol Stiffler A Newberry man is in custody following an intentional blaze that destroyed a Lakefield home on the evening of Wednesday, June 23. Parents Duane and Jennifer Jordan and five children lived in the home, which stood on County Road 438. A report from the...
Jun 23, 2021 | News
At 6:30 p.m. on Friday, June 18, the Michigan State Police were called to the scene of a crash between a train and a pickup truck towing a pontoon boat in Trout Lake Township, near M-123 and Spruce Street. The pickup truck and boat sustained heavy damage. The driver,...
Jun 23, 2021 | News
By Sterling McGinn A decision to look into outsourcing the removal of village garbage was made at the June meeting of the Newberry Village Council. The meeting was held in-person and virtually in the Water and Light building on Tuesday, June 15 at 6 p.m. All members...
Jun 16, 2021 | News
By Sterling McGinn During closed session on Monday, May 18, the Newberry Village Council discussed accepting a settlement agreement in the arbitration between the village and former Village Manager Jennifer James-Mesloh. The council returned to open session and voted...
Jun 16, 2021 | News
By Carol Stiffler Newberry native Brett Dalton Blakely, 29, was arraigned in 92nd District Court following a June 8 incident that caused injury to a Luce County Sheriff deputy. Blakely, who is noted as a habitual offender, was charged with third degree fleeing a...