Aug 5, 2020 | News
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,...
Jul 29, 2020 | News
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...
Jul 22, 2020 | News
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Ottawa County Health Department confirmed the state’s first human infection with a mosquito-borne virus for 2020 as a county resident tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus. Jamestown Canyon virus is...
Jul 22, 2020 | News
By Tom Hoogterp The Tahquamenon Area Schools Board met in the cafeteria Monday, July 20, to afford plenty of space for social distancing. Trustees Michelle Zellar and Jeffrey Puckett were not in attendance. District Superintendent Stacy Price opened the meeting with a...
Jul 15, 2020 | News
By Carol Stiffler Michael Fossum, a part-time deputy in the Luce County Sheriff Department, officially entered the race for sheriff in March. He knew he would be running against his boss, current Sheriff John Cischke. The result has been perilous, according to Fossum....
Jun 17, 2020 | News
By Carol Stiffler Luce County Sheriff John Cischke is nearing the end of his first term in office and wants a second. Health issues nearly made the decision for him. Cischke, now 64, was in Iraq long ago and his doctor suspects he breathed in a virus. It made a full...
