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Carbon monoxide safety month highlights invisible threat

ALPENA TOWNSHIP – Michigan officials are urging residents to take carbon monoxide risks seriously during Carbon Monoxide Safety and Awareness Month, as local firefighters report a dozen responses this year. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed November…

Alpena prepares for Christmas

ALPENA – City Department of Public Works crews installed Alpena’s 2026 Christmas tree in the Culligan Plaza parking lot on…

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Public money for me, but not for our kids?

Twice in the last four years, AJ MacArthur voted no on the Michigan Athletics Association agreement with Alpena Public Schools. Meanwhile, his own business, AJ’s Garden & Produce Inc., has benefited from taxpayer-funded assistance, including forgiven PPP loans and substantial agricultural subsidies totaling more than $60,000 combined. Let that sink in. When the government…

When do you begin listening to Christmas music?