ALPENA - A longtime roadside tavern on U.S. 23 North near Long Lake is closing one chapter and beginning another. The Hideaway Tavern will close under its current management on Monday, and the building will…
State school aid budget effect on APS budget still unclear
ALPENA — It’s still up in the air exactly how the state school aid budget will affect the Alpena Public…
Bridge epoxy work to begin on Tuesday
ALPENA — On Tuesday, the contractor for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin epoxy deck overlay work on…
Inaugural PickleFest supports cardiovascular care in Alpena
ALPENA - The Business Relations Committee of the Development Council serving Alpena hosted its inaugural PickleFest on August 22–23 at…
Blood drive in Alpena Tuesday
ALPENA - There will be a mobile blood drive on Tuesday at the Life 180 Church on 1346 M-32 in…
AAACU donates $10,000 to Huron Pines in support of Potters Point Land protection campaign
ALPENA — The Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union (AAACU) team members at the Alpena main branch presented Brenda Herman from…
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Returning seniors give Wildcats volleyball team early stability
ALPENA - The Alpena High School varsity volleyball team opened its home slate with…
Editorials and columns
Lessons learned on a river cruise
I’m writing today as I drift down the Romantic Danube aboard a Viking river…
Letters to the Editor
A flawed goose policy
The Alpena Municipal Council’s decision to reject a controlled goose hunt in favor of egg-oiling and flashing lights ignores both practical reality and local experience. Sidewalks, the bike path, beaches, playgrounds, and city parks remain coated in droppings. Residents can no longer walk the path, take children to the playground, or even attempt a…
Jesse Osmer, the county administrator, in an obedient and servile missive believed to have been written…
Who does the county administrator serve?
I could not believe what I read in the Friday, July 24 edition of The Alpena…
Support the police, not the criminal
It didn’t surprise me when the news broke that Monica Dziesinski had hired an elite downstate…