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Scenic highway along Lake Michigan closed for weeks after high water damage
DELTA COUNTY, MI – Emergency repairs to a scenic highway along Lake Michigan in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will take two to three weeks, officials said. A section of US-2 in Delta County was recently damaged by high water, forcing officials with the Michigan Department of Transportation to close the road to all traffic.
Newberry Motors employees donate $20,000 to track and football field project
Kids are our future, and the employees at Newberry Motors recently made a major investment in that future. Newberry Motors Owner and President Kevin Vanatta recently announced that employees of the dealership raised $20,000 to donate to the Tahquamenon Area Schools Athletic Department for needed upgrades at the Newberry track and football facility.
Country music’s ‘New Female Artist of the Year’ to perform at U.P. State Fair
ESCANABA – One of the top emerging performers in country music is coming to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Organizers of the U.P. State Fair announced Monday that Hailey Whitters, the Academy of Country Music’s New Female Artist of the Year, will perform in Escanaba at 8 p.m. on Aug. 15.
Solar battery stolen from Thompson Township
THOMPSON TOWNSHIP, MI— Michigan State Police from the Manistique Outpost are investigating the theft of a solar panel battery from Thompson Township. Troopers say the incident happened between April 10th and April 24th on Flodine Road. It’s a gray, Battery EVO “Big Condor” model with a Battery EVO logo...
Newberry library closing for the summer
I love thinking about beginnings. I don’t like endings; who does? An ending can be staring you right in the face without you knowing it. Thankfully you can start over as many times as you want! This week the library closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 10 to pack for our initial move before the summer construction. When we re-open, we will have an asbestos-free library with a new layout, new lighting, restrooms, programming room and air conditioning. After the dust clears, I and my staff will once again be able to work with you, our patrons.
Meet the new cubs at Oswald’s Bear Ranch
Dean and Jewel Oswald, perhaps Newberry’s most famous local celebrities, have brought home three new bear cubs this season. Siblings Jacie and Schotzie arrived from Minnesota, and singleton Tom. came from New York. The four-month-old cubs were exclusively bottle fed until Monday, when they tried apples for the first...
Baseball Game Preview: Onaway on Home-Turf
The Onaway Cardinals will be playing at home against the Newberry Indians at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Onaway will be strutting in after a victory while Newberry will be coming in after a loss. Onaway is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season....
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