ALPENA —Led by the Color Guard and Parade Grand Marshal Thomas Kaminski, 91-year-old Korean War veteran, Alpena’s Performance Locker Independence Day Parade kicked off the communitywide Independence Day celebrations on Thursday. “We couldn’t be more proud of Alpena,”Casey Stutzman, ...
No one was home when a fire broke out shortly after 9 p.m. at a home on the corner of McKinley Avenue and South 8th Avenue. The cause of the fire wasn't immediately clear, but firefighters appeared to be working mainly in the basement and on the first floor. Smoke billowed from the white, ...
ALPENA — Those planning to celebrate the Fourth of July in Alpena have a number of festivities to choose from. Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer Jackie Krawczak said the chamber is really grateful that so many organizations host events the Fourth of July ...
ALPENA—“They asked the 16th Michigan to lead the charge,” Don Londo said, his eyes distant, narrating the scene as though he were there. “And George Guild was right up front, and that’s where he took his bullet.” In a small back office, dubbed “the war room,” Londo sat in an ...
ALPENA — The United Way of Northeast Michigan is looking for a new executive director. Sonya Thomas is stepping down after just over a year as the executive director. She said Tuesday a family member’s unexpected illness is causing financial hardship, so she is leaving for a better-paying ...
By JULIE GOLDBERG News Staff Writer LINCOLN — Every Alcona Community Schools student will be able to eat breakfast and lunch for free for the next three years. The school district recently announced it can provide free breakfast and lunch for every student through the Community ...
Recent activity by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. MONTMORENCY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Total: 118 Alarms: 2 Animal Control: 6 Traffic Arrests: 1 OWI Arrests: 0 Drug Arrests: 0 Warrant Arrests: 3 Animal/Vehicle Crashes: ...
ALPENA — An above-average amount of precipitation was recorded in Alpena during the month of June, although it was not enough to break any records. The city saw a total of 3.25 inches of rainfall during the month, compared to the normal monthly rainfall of 2.62 inches, according to ...
ALPENA— A service agreement between the City of Alpena and the Huron Humane Society is in place for the next year. The Alpena Municipal Council on Monday approved $20,000 in funding for the animal shelter for the 2019-20 fiscal year. The service agreement states that, in return for ...
ALPENA—A standing ovation and a couple of “woo woos” marked a special occasion at this week’s drug court session at the 88th District Court in Alpena. Marla Johnston, a drug court participant for the past two years, graduated from the program to the applause, hugs, and well-wishes of ...
Recent activity by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. ALCONA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE For the week of June 24-30 117 complaints were handled resulting in the following: Car/Deer: 9 Traffic/Traffic Stop: 28 Medical: 28 Warrant ...
ALPENA — A smart white boat motored out of the Alpena harbor Saturday morning carrying a cheerful handful of adults. Rampant sunshine glinted off the spear guns standing at attention and danced with the water that blanketed the gloomy shipwrecks and elusive fish below. Saturday marked the ...
News Photo by Crystal Nelson Alcona Township Supervisor Marlena Mac Neill tests out the new kayak and canoe launch at the grand opening of the launch Sunday in Alcona Township Park in Black River. Alcona Township received a recreational passport grant from the Michigan Department of Natural ...
ATLANTA—Circles of bobbing light moved between the trees as hip-high ferns swooshed around the human searchers. Ahead of them, the ferns rustled and swayed, parting and falling together again in a sinuous path that snaked forward, quickly, surely. The caravan jerked to a stop. Ahead, in ...
ALPENA — Former Alpena County undersheriff Terry King on Friday denied the allegations that led to his resignation this week, providing more detail on his claims that he was targeted for reporting wrongdoing by others. King addressed the issues in a letter to county residents released Friday ...
ALPENA — Northeast Michigan school districts have been struggling to hire special education teachers, and it looks like it won’t get easier for at least a couple of districts this summer. Alpena Public Schools has an open special education teacher position this summer officials hope to ...
News Photo by Julie Riddle Paramedics wait for a wrecker Friday after the driver of a car lost control while headed east on Long Rapids Road in Maple Ridge Township. The car skidded off the road and through a nearby resident’s front yard, catching on their wellhead and coming to rest in ...
ROGERS CITY — Presque Isle County Probate Judge Erik Stone told the Presque Isle County Board of Commissioners on Friday he terminated the court’s public guardian last month, shortly after he was made aware of possible financial mismanagement. The public guardian’s duties are to ...
ROGERS CITY — The Presque Isle County Board of Commissioners held off on making any decisions to give away the Leo E. Goetz Airport in Onaway on Friday, but will allow the Presque Isle Electric and Gas Co-op to conduct the sampling the company needs to learn whether the site is feasible for a ...
ALPENA — Members and supporters of Alpena’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community gathered on Wednesday in Culligan Plaza to participate in a picnic, one of several events being held as part of Alpena’s first Pride Week celebration. The event coincides with Pride Month, ...