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TAS board waffles over EUP fiber collaborative
Participating school districts are asked to donate three percent of their federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund to the collaborative. TAS, which anticipates receiving more than $2.9 million for their ESSER fund, would be contributing just over $88,500.
U.S. Census disappoints
When the U.S. Census Bureau released figures for the 2020 census, it indicated Luce County had lost 19.5% of its residents in the past 10 years. And Michigan believed it.
Census figures don’t add up
Where did you live on April 1, 2020? The U.S. Census Bureau asked that question last year, for its most recent census survey, and the results for Luce County indicate a massive loss in population.
Obituaries for the week of 8/18/2021
Evelyn C. Greca May 6, 1935 – August 11, 2021 Longtime Newberry resident, Evelyn Catherine Greca, 85, died Sunday morning August 8, 2021, at her residence in the presence of her family and the care...
Why does my ingrown toenail keep recurring?
I have an ingrown toenail on my big toe, which has required minor surgery three times over the last few years. Is there a way to keep this from coming back again?
Who is the wandering Yooper?
Daren Eveland, a relative newcomer to the Upper Peninsula, has probably seen more of it than you have.
Filming complete for The Marsh King’s Daughter
The Marsh King’s Daughter, a Newberry-based psychological thriller written by Karen Dionne, has been adapted into a screenplay, and filming is complete.
Face to face with friends at last
Our short summer on the lake was dominated by post-Covid conversations. We didn’t always talk about Covid, but we talked.
New state-record Chinook salmon tops 47 pounds
Four men, some wearing baseball caps, pose with a new state-record Chinook salmon on a scale.
EUP Youth Football is Back
After a year away due to the ongoing pandemic, the Eastern Upper Peninsula Football League has announced it will return for the 2021 season.
Fighting for a wolf hunt
Newberry resident Jim Hoy attended the first ever Michigan Wolf Advisory Council meeting in Ishpeming. Hoy is an outspoken proponent for establishing a gray wolf hunt to manage the wolf population.
Obituaries for the week of 8/11/2021
Robert “Bob” Sherman Powell Robert "Bob" Sherman Powell, 62, of Newberry, died Monday, August 2, 2021. Born January 23, 1959 in Sault Ste. Marie, son of Robert G. and Ramona (Roberts) Powell, Bob...
The bed bugs are biting
After talking to people about this very unpopular little insect, the teacher in me perceived a need to educate Newberry News readers about Cimex lectularius, or for us less proficient in Latin; the bed bug.









