Maddox sentenced to 55 months prison

Mar 11, 2020 | News

By Larry Vincent On March 3, in 11th Circuit Court, with Judge William Carmody presiding, Dyanna Maddox was sentenced. This sentencing ended an almost 2.5-year long case that entered circuit court in November 2017. Maddox was originally charged with 22 felonies. Four...

Wrestlers win district championship

Feb 19, 2020 | News, Sports

By Dan Hardenbrook Newberry High School has its first championship team in 2020. The varsity wrestling team, coached by Bob Bowler, won its 2020 Division 4 District Tournament in Rudyard late last week. The team dominated in its semifinal match against Inland Lakes,...

New Lock at the Soo – first phase of construction

Feb 13, 2020 | News

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces that the first phase of construction on the New Lock at the Soo has been awarded to Trade West Construction Inc. of Mesquite, Nevada. The much anticipated mega-project will be constructed in three phases....

Ian Fishback letter to John McCain

Jan 29, 2020 | News

Dear Senator McCain: While I served in the Global War on Terror, the actions and statements of my leadership led me to believe that United States policy did not require application of the Geneva Conventions in Afghanistan or Iraq. On 7 May 2004, Secretary of Defense...

Roof caves in at Elks Club

Jan 29, 2020 | News

By Carol Stiffler Under an oppressive load of heavy, wet snow, the roof of the Elks Club dining hall caved in on the morning of Friday, January 24. The sole occupant in the building, located on M-123 in downtown Newberry, was a woman working in the kitchen at the...

Lane resigns, dispute with Pentland continues

Jan 29, 2020 | News

By Sterling McGinn Newberry Village Trustee Bruce Lane resigned in advance of the council’s Jan. 21 monthly meeting, less than a month after his appointment. Lane announced his decision to the council in a letter, which was received before the meeting and...