By Sterling McGinn Fireworks have been a trending subject at recent Pentland Township board meetings, and they were once again on the agenda of the September meeting. Although the fireworks in question this time were not that of the Newberry Fireworks Association,...
By Sterling McGinn A weekend of intense training and search and rescue drills flooded the Luce County Airport on August 19-21 in a mission known as Operation Newberry. A total of 64 mission members participated in the training in Newberry conducted by the Michigan...
By Sterling McGinn After announcing plans to remove the trees in the downtown section—a sore subject for many residents—the Newberry Village Council has decided to rescind that discission —at least for now. The tree removal project was just one of the items discussed...
By Brice Burge A 58-year-old woman was extradited and arraigned over the weekend in one of the Upper Peninsula’s most infamous suspicious death cases. Nancy Ann Gerwatowski (née Niskala) was extradited to Mackinac County from the state of Wyoming on Saturday, July 30,...
Beginning this fall, the Village of Newberry will start removing the trees and metal grating that line the sidewalks downtown. The matter was discussed at the monthly meeting of the Newberry Village Council held Tuesday, July 19 at 6 p.m. There were only four members...
By Carol Stiffler Newberry’s go-to for gravel and cement has been purchased by new owners Allan and Kathleen VanSloten, owners of Northern Sand and Gravel in Sault Ste. Marie. Kathleen VanSloten said she and her husband were looking to expand their business, which was...
