Alpena Public Schools Finance Committee recommended the board of education spare kids and classrooms from the mid-year cuts the board will be considering at its Nov. 23 meeting. » Full Story

Area conservation districts are trying to figure out how they will survive in future years in light of state funding cuts for the new fiscal year.

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Having first learned the value of community service as a Girl Scout, Penny Boldrey was honored Friday for her professional and volunteer accomplishments by being named the 2009 Athena Award recipient. » Full Story

The Alpena Mall is going to lose a store that has been with it for more than 20 years. Borders Corporation is closing the Waldenbooks store after the holidays. » Full Story

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Two people in Northeast Michigan have died from influenza-related deaths, according to the District Health Department No. 4. » Full Story

Local veterans have noticed a change in the way they are being perceived by those who never served in combat. » Full Story

Approximately 50 students crowded into an Alpena Community College classroom Thursday to ponder whether the American dream is still attainable. » Full Story

The Northeast Michigan Coalition for the Prevention of Homelessness and Hunger will sponsor its eighth annual walk on Saturday. The walk will begin and end at the Salvation Army Church at 10:30 a.. » Full Story

By a 5-2 vote, the Alpena County Older Persons Committee voted to have the Alpena Senior Citizens Center run the county Meals on Wheels program in 2010. » Full Story