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Forest Home Cemetery under scrutiny
By Sterling McGinn Issues at Forest Home Cemetery in Newberry was the main topic of the August 26...
School resource officer returns to TAS
By Sterling McGinn A program that made a significant impact at Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) will...
TAS delays start of school year
By Sterling McGinn To make sure the facility is clean and ready to go for the upcoming school year...
Highline buys bottling building, makes Newberry EUP hub
By Carol Stiffler High-speed internet is coming to the Newberry and McMillan areas. Highline, a...
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TAS announces employees of the year
Tahquamenon Area Schools has announced it’s 2024-2025 employees of the year for the 2024/2025 school year.
Luce County Sheriff Department receives laser speed device
The Forest Insurance Agency has donated a cutting-edge TruSpeed SXB Lidar device to the Luce County Sheriff’s Office, enhancing their ability to enforce speed limits and improve traffic safety throughout the county.
Tebo hired as TAS superintendent
The Tahquamenon Area Schools Board of Education voted to hire Shawn Tebo as the new district superintendent following a several-month long search process.
Three-peat: Newberry News named Newspaper of the Year
The Newberry News has been named 2024 Newspaper of the Year for the Weekly Class D category. It’s the third year in a row for winning the statewide award.
Tom Buckingham honored with Distinguished Service Award
Tom Buckingham, a longtime leader in Michigan’s forestry insurance industry, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Michigan Association of Timbermen.
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.
Tebo, Herbert to return for second interview
The Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) board of education has narrowed their superintendent search to two candidates: John Herbert and Shawn Tebo.
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.











