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Material delays push back starting date for TAS school year
By Sterling McGinn Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) has announced that the start of the upcoming...
Get banded at Loonapalooza
By Carol Stiffler Preparations for the first-ever Loonapalooza event, which will be held at the...
Marcy’s Pantry is one of the U.P.’s busiest pantries
By Carol Stiffler Last Thursday, 73 local households were given boxes of food from Marcy’s Pantry,...
Under Michigan’s Milky Way
By Carol Stiffler While you were sleeping Monday night, Shelly Franklin was wide awake. With an...
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10,000 acres of Hiawatha Forest will be burned
The USDA Forest Service Upper Peninsula Fire and Aviation Management Unit is preparing for prescribed fire operations on the Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forests.
CLMCD names new grant winners
Several area organizations/individuals were awarded a 2025 grant, which can be used to fund local conservation projects that support wildlife habitats.
Second grade drawings come to ‘life’
Last week, 25 second graders in Alesha Havens’s class came face-to-face with teens in Linus Parr’s high school art class. But they also had 25 incredible surprises.
Obituaries for the week of 4/9/2025
Annette Ruth Fair September 11, 1958 – March 31, 2025 Longtime Newberry resident, Annette Ruth Fair, 66, passed away Monday afternoon, March 31, 2025 in Newberry, Michigan. The family is deeply...
Let’s hear it for the band
The band program at TAS has undergone significant changes in the last several years that resulted in a drop in the number of students participating in the program.
McMillan Township light poles to be replaced next year
The poles have been in use for approximately 40 years in McMillan Township, though their original home was on a significant landmark of Michigan.
Indians baseball impresses against Sand Creek
If the 2024 season was a nightmare for the Newberry Indians Varsity Baseball team, then Saturday’s season opener had to feel like a dream come true.
Recent ice storm creates chaos
Massive power outages occurred in the Eastern Upper Peninsula—at one point on Monday, nearly 25% of Cloverland Electric Company’s customers were out of power.
DNR urges caution as black bears emerge
As the weather warms, thousands of hungry black bears across northern Michigan will leave their dens and go hunting for food that could include bird seed, pet food and garbage.
New car seat laws in effect
New car seat laws are in place in Michigan. The Michigan State Police have shared key changes that parents and caregivers should know.
Obituaries for the week of 4/2/2025
Danny Blankinship September 28, 1956 – March 27, 2025 Danny Blankinship a lifelong resident of Newberry, Michigan, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, March 27, 2025 at the Golden Leaves...
Mackinac Bridge closure causes fuel shortage in Sault Ste. Marie
A temporary fuel shortage is impacting Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, due to disruptions in fuel deliveries caused by the earlier closure of the Mackinac Bridge.
Field research: In pursuit of Rudyard’s white owl
The white owl prefers large open fields with a high perch to watch over its hunting grounds, and Rudyard has a lot of flat alfalfa fields, fence rows, farm buildings, silos, and tall trees – perfect habitat.
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