https://mynewberrynews.com/category/news/ Your Luce County Community Newspaper Mon, 13 May 2024 16:09:46 +0000 en hourly 1 https://mynewberrynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/favicon.ico https://mynewberrynews.com/category/news/ 32 32 https://mynewberrynews.com/news/charges-dropped-against-mdoc-officers-in-inmate-death/ Mon, 13 May 2024 16:09:46 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=11565 MUNISING, Mich. — Charges were formally dismissed against former Michigan Department of Corrections Sgt. Jason Denman and Officer Shawn Brinkman in 11th Circuit Court on Thursday, May 9, in relation to the 2019 death of Alger Correctional Facility inmate Johnathan Lancaster. The decision was made by Hon. Brian Rahilly after the state failed to present […]]]> https://mynewberrynews.com/news/happy-100th-birthday-emma-crockett/ Fri, 10 May 2024 19:43:22 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=10737 Longtime Newberry resident Emma Crockett hit the century mark this past weekend: She turned 100.]]> https://mynewberrynews.com/news/muskallonge-campground-renovations-underway/ Thu, 09 May 2024 17:41:40 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=10731 Muskallonge Lake State Park opens on May 15, but not all parts of the campground will be ready for guests at first. Construction of a new bath house is in progress.]]> https://mynewberrynews.com/news/trees-coming-down-350000-payment-from-pentland-received/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:32:06 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=10610 Trees on Newberry Avenue in the three downtown blocks will be cut down on Sunday, April 28 pending permit approval from the Michigan Department of Transportation.]]> https://mynewberrynews.com/news/sitar-roohr-receive-land-stewardship-awards/ Sun, 14 Apr 2024 13:00:06 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=10520 The 2023 Land Steward of the Year award was awarded to Jayne Roohr and Kristie Sitar from the Newberry DNR Wildlife Division.]]> https://mynewberrynews.com/news/yooper-youth-wants-to-enhance-knierim-park/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:00:20 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=10442 Though the village has Atlas Park on the east side of town, and Sherman Park on the corner of West Truman and Washington Boulevard, Yooper Youth wants to create an additional area for youth and adults.]]> https://mynewberrynews.com/news/newberry-news-named-newspaper-of-the-year-again/ Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:00:11 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=10412 For the second year in a row, The Newberry News was named Newspaper of the Year in the Weekly Class D category.]]> https://mynewberrynews.com/news/columbus-twp-facing-an-uncertain-future/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:56:02 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=10405 The five-member board, which governs the township of approximately 169 citizens, will have four vacant seats following the November election.]]> https://mynewberrynews.com/news/seats-filling-on-dam-authority-board/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:02:39 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=10377 More than 50 lake residents and other concerned citizens filled the Luce County Courtroom to hear the future of regulations and possible lake levels in a number of lakes within Luce and Mackinac Counties.]]> https://mynewberrynews.com/news/can-your-dna-help-solve-this-mystery/ Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:54:27 +0000 https://mynewberrynews.com/?p=10365 When hunters stumbled upon the long-dead body of a man in the woods of Luce County in 1987, they couldn’t have known they were stepping into the middle of a mystery.]]>