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Tahquamenon Area Schools votes to close campus
Tahquamenon Area Schools Board of Education discusses closed campus policy, new hires, and updated student handbook for upcoming school year.
Village delays zoning vote
By Sterling McGinn The Newberry Village Council tabled the decision on adopting zoning ordinances...
TAS Superintendent announces retirement
By Sterling McGinn The Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) Board of Education meeting ended with...
Long Winters North is set in Newberry
By Carol Stiffler For the second time in almost eight years, Newberry is the setting for a...
Zoning ordinance public hearing at November Village meeting
By Sterling McGinn The November Village of Newberry Council meeting will begin with a public...
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Watch for migrating turtles on the roads
As spring transitions to summer and the warm temperatures roll in, turtles are moving en masse across the landscape.
Baseball flexes with 5-1 week
The Newberry Varsity Baseball team is playing some of its best baseball in years after an impressive string of victories.
Knock on wood: An essential, everyday material
Wood products are part of the lifeblood of our existence. We may not often think about wood in our lives but it is essential and wood shows-up in thousands of ways in many forms.
Newberry man arraigned on child abuse charges
Roy Metcalf, 22, of Newberry, has been arraigned in the 92nd District Court in Newberry for alleged abuse of a five-week-old infant.
A road trip to Seney
It’s the peak of spring waterfowl migration here in the U.P. and it’s my first field research trip to Seney National Wildlife Refuge to paint and photograph ducks.
Obituaries for the week of 5/7/2025
Leonard Baynton July 19, 1944 – April 26, 2025 Leonard "Rocky" Baynton, age 80, of Gwinn, passed away at home on April 26, 2025, surrounded by his family and caregivers at Lake Superior Life Care...
NHS names valedictorian, salutatorian
With graduation ceremonies just weeks away, Newberry High School (NHS) has announced their valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2025.
Great Lakes fishery brings in buckets of money
Recreational fishing trips in the Great Lakes are worth $884 million per year, according to a recent study.
Behold, Hamster-gate
Free and up for adoption! The babies have soft fur now, and their eyes have opened. Most have dark eyes, but one baby has red eyes.
Actor reflects on legacy, loss, and the strength of ‘Green and Gold’
When veteran actor Craig T. Nelson signed on to play Buck in “Green and Gold,” he wasn’t just stepping into another role — he was stepping into a story that echoed his own roots, values and life experience.
Newberry boys and girls take second in Pickford meet
The Newberry girls were in the title hunt but came up a little short in the Web Morrison Invitational track and field meet in Pickford Saturday.
AT&T sells U.P. assets
The wireline assets represent more than 9,000 miles of copper, 1,500 miles of business fiber, and network infrastructure across 40 wire centers.
Tahquamenon Logging Museum announces 2025 projects
Newberry’s Tahquamenon Logging Museum Board of Directors has some new faces and has announced plans and changes to the facility this season.












