Alcona County voters to decide on EMS millage renewal

October 30, 2026

HARRISVILLE – Alcona County voters will decide on Nov. 3 whether to renew a property tax that pays for about half of the county’s ambulance service. The proposal asks voters to renew up to 1.2095…

How much influence do political ads have? Experts weigh in

LANSING – Michigan voters are being inundated with political advertisements as campaigns, political parties and outside groups spend millions of…

AAA: Saturday Halloween raises the stakes for road safety

DEARBORN - Halloween brings added dangers to the road every year, but AAA warns motorists and families to be especially…

Corn farmers adapt to climate change

LANSING — As climate change strongly affects agriculture, rising temperatures are pushing corn farmers to adopt different management practices to…

Congratulations Lyndsay

ALPENA - Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gibbs of Presque Isle are proud to announce the graduation of their daughter, Lyndsay…

Local Sports

Team SkellaFit powerlifting earns 10 gold medals

ALPENA — Team SkellaFit Powerlifting continued its winning streak on Oct. 24, at Rochester…

ATLANTA – The Hillman varsity volleyball team fell 3-1 to North Star League rival Atlanta on…

Hillman girls fall to Atlanta in four sets

Alpena’s Allen wins Northern Michigan Meet of Champions

Senior Night ends with 52-16 loss as Falcons dominate on ground

Editorials and columns

Trump's political miscalculations could cost Republicans both chambers

A president's influence is not measured only by how many candidates accept his endorsement.…

Billionaires compensate us many times over. Wealth taxes endanger that

Last week, I went to the funeral of a friend's 100-year-old mother. It was sad, and…

The art of living the good life

The strange case of the two Sullivans

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…

I ask if you do not support Donald Trump why would you vote for the likes…

Don't support those that support Donald Trump

The last few decades members of the so-called "religion of peace" have taught western nations about…

Abdul is wrong for Michigan

Back in July, I wrote emails to each of our Michigan U.S. Senators. I asked them…

Concerned about lack of response from our senators

Are you dressing up and going out for Halloween?

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