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Newberry beats Engadine for Little Brown Jug
By Dan Hardenbrook The long-awaited first football meeting between Newberry and Engadine was an...
What it’s like to have COVID
By Carol Stiffler As COVID-19 slowly infiltrates through our peninsula, a collection of our...
Take care of each other
By Carol Stiffler Twenty-five Newberry High School students should be finishing their 14-day...
Everything is COVID
By Carol Stiffler Perhaps it was only a matter of time. After a relatively mild first six months...
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Material delays push back starting date for TAS school year
Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) has announced that the start of the upcoming school year will not begin until Monday, September 11.
Uglyfish Baking Company is everything nice
The Uglyfish Baking Company is one of the last things one would expect to see while driving down CR 407, but its towering sign makes it impossible to miss.
Tee It Up for student athletes
The Newberry Athletic Department and the Tahquamenon Area Sports Boosters are teaming up to benefit local student athletes.
Obituaries for the week of 08/09/2023
Brayden Allen Morgan March 24, 2011 – July 29, 2023 Brayden Allen Morgan, 12, of Newberry, passed away suddenly Saturday July 29, 2023 at MyMichigan Medical Center-Sault Ste. Marie. Born March 24,...
Get banded at Loonapalooza
Preparations for the first-ever Loonapalooza event, which will be held at the Erickson Center for the Arts in Curtis on August 11, are in the final stages.
Quinlan remembers Newberry during WWII
Newberry native Mary Ann (Barber) Quinlan now lives in Middleville, Michigan, but says Newberry will always be home. She is full of interesting stories of Newberry during WWII, and she loves to talk about growing up in Newberry.
Luce County LINK begins liquidation process
By Sterling McGinn The Luce County LINK was hoping to find a new home by Monday, July 31, a date set by the group’s board. Though they followed a couple of leads, plans to relocate didn’t work out....
Fall sports underway Monday
Next Monday August 7 is one of the favorite days of the entire year local sports fans. Monday marks the official start of the new school sports year as fall sports get underway in Newberry and Engadine.
Finding Utopia in Fayette
All the people, mostly from Marquette, were there sharing time and space with each other, and everyone knew the hosts, but not everyone knew each other.
Obituaries for the week of 08/02/2023
Ella Ruth Brown August 9, 1948 – July 20, 2023 Longtime Paradise resident, Ella Ruth Brown, 74, died Thursday morning, July 20, 2023 at U.P. Health Systems-Marquette. Born August 9, 1948 in Sault...
Lt. Governor Gilchrist tours HNJH
Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II toured the Helen Newberry Joy Hospital and Health Care Center after the State of Michigan secured $7.3 million for the hospital in the 2023-2024 fiscal year budget.
Marcy’s Pantry is one of the U.P.’s busiest pantries
A three-month average from April, May, and June is telling: The pantry serves an average of 80 households a week, which covers an average of 208 people, including 64 children, 70 seniors, and 13 veterans.
Pentland board talks fireworks regulations
The Pentland Township board is considering implementing applications and ordinances to regulate public fireworks displays.









