Great Lakes Tunnel project progressing

Approximately 90% of the initial design work on an anticipated state-of-the-art tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac is complete, Enbridge reported today. The design work is a major step to construction of the Great Lakes Tunnel. Placed underneath the lakebed of the...

Bags of soil contaminated with trash

By Carol Stiffler Glenda Sharrett wants to know what’s in her food. Sharrett, who suffers from an auto-immune disorder, is an organic gardener. On her 38-acre plot, she is managing six gardens, working on them when she has the strength. She is growing fruits and...

Bergen pleads guilty in circuit court

By Brice Burge Floyd Samuel Bergen pled guilty to one count of domestic violence – third offense on Wednesday, August 19 in 11th Circuit Court. The crime occurred during an incident on June 28, 2020, with a person Bergen was in a dating relationship with and the...

More cases, fewer deaths, what’s happening?

By Carol Stiffler Across the Upper Peninsula, nearly 500 new coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in the past five weeks. None of these cases have resulted in a death so far. That’s a dramatic difference from the early days of the coronavirus in Michigan, where 10...

Newberry native rescues swimmer from Lake Superior

On Saturday, July 25, Mark Zitnik and his family were taking a boat ride on Lake Superior to celebrate his engagement to Abbey Kelto of Munising. They were touring the Pictured Rocks shoreline on Kelto’s family’s boat when Zitnik, a 2006 Newberry High School graduate,...

Ongoing arbitration, FOIA fees discussed at Village Council

By Sterling McGinn Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the monthly meeting of the Newberry Village Council was held via Zoom on Tuesday, July 21 at 6 p.m. All members of the board were present on the call, however, no members of the public participated in this...