May 29, 2025 | News
By Sterling McGinn Newberry High School (NHS) alumnus and former Boston Patriots (now New England Patriots) guard Leonard St. Jean died Tuesday, May 27 at the age of 83. St. Jean, who born in Newberry and lived in the McMillan area, graduated with the NHS Class of...
May 19, 2025 | News
By Kenn Depew and Dan Hardenbrook Both of Newberry’s varsity golf teams came out on top at a conference meet held at the Hiawatha Sportsman’s Club in Naubinway Friday afternoon. The meet also included teams from Engadine, Pickford, Brimley, and Maplewood Baptist. The...
May 8, 2025 | News
LANSING – Today, Roy Metcalf, 22, of Newberry, was arraigned in the 92nd District Court in Newberry for alleged abuse of a five-week-old infant, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. He is charged with two counts of First-Degree Child Abuse, a potential...
Apr 28, 2025 | News
CARNEY, Mich., (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — UP Fiber, Inc. announced on March 28 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AT&T’s (NYSE:T) wireline assets located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The wireline assets represent more than 9,000 miles...
Apr 20, 2025 | News
By Daniel Schoenherr Capital News Service LANSING — A long history of Great Lakes pollution has discouraged the Anishinaabe practice of fish consumption, as eating what’s caught in Great Lakes waters means ingesting toxic chemicals. But a mobile app — GigiigooApp — is...
Apr 17, 2025 | News
Your drive to Sault Ste. Marie may look different soon. That’s because plans for the Hiawatha National Forest include burning 10,290 acres of the massive forest this summer. The USDA Forest Service Upper Peninsula Fire and Aviation Management Unit is preparing for...
