Tahquamenon Area Schools approves 2024-2025 budget

The Tahquamenon Area Schools Board of Education approved the 2024-2025 budget at a special school board meeting on Thursday, June 27. The approved budget increased spending in school administration by nearly 39% over last year’s final amended budget, and increased...

Ross Freeman Science and Technology Wing dedicated at Engadine

By Sterling McGinn Between performances at the Engadine Consolidated Schools (ECS) spring music and band concert on April 22, the school science and technology wing was officially named in honor of the late Ross Freeman, an Engadine native and electrical engineer, and...

Newberry students compete in U.P. Skills Challenge

By Linus Parr On Friday, April 19, Newberry High School trades students went to the Negaunee Millwright Facility in Negaunee for the UP Skills Challenge. The event is organized by the Upper Peninsula Construction Council in Marquette. The millwright facility is an...

Winter 2024 – MSU Extension 4-H workshops

Attention teens and employers: Mackinac, Luce, and Schoolcraft 4-H staff have planned a Tri-County Meet the Future Skill Building and Job Fair for 14-19 years olds to be held at The Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis. The Skill Building Fair is scheduled for 1 – 5...

Newberry students compete in High School Bowl

Newberry played Republic-Michigamme in a preliminary round of High School Bowl and was defeated by a score of 100-120. Thirty-eight schools from the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin field teams for WNMU-TV’s High School Bowl tournament, now celebrating 45...

TAS board hires varsity girls BB coach

By Sterling McGinn The Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education has hired a Newberry High School alumnus and former basketball player Sarah Johnson to fill the position of the school’s varsity basketball coach. The decision was made at the regular monthly...