By Sterling McGinn For the first time in approximately 15 years, The Village of Newberry will have a working DPW (Department of Public Works) superintendent. Jerry Hollingshead was hired to fill that position on June 19 and his introduction was part of the agenda of...
By Sterling McGinn Pentland Township is moving forward in an effort to establish a sewer lagoon system by looking into securing land to host the lagoon. This was one items discussed at the June meeting of Pentland Township held Tuesday, June 13. The location of the...
By Sterling McGinn In the next step of the ongoing Tahquamenon Area Schools (TAS) bond project, the task of removing asbestos in the elementary and former middle school building, began on June 13. School Superintendent Stacy Price gave an update on the project at the...
By Carol Stiffler Curtis Public Library, which has been part of the Superior District Library (SDL) co-op, will transition to an independent township library this summer. That decision was made unanimously in a roll-call vote at a special Portage Township Board...
This Memorial Day weekend, the Newberry area reached Extreme Fire Danger status. With an extended forecast of dry weather, the fire danger will remain elevated through Wednesday. Local volunteer fire departments and the DNR office have responded to several fires in...
By Carol Stiffler Portage Township residents who hold library cards for Curtis Library were perplexed by a letter they received this week from the Superior District Library, to which Curtis Library belongs. The letter indicates that the contract for Curtis Library...
