Fairboard violations discussed at county meeting

September 17, 2026

ALPENA — Alpena County Fairgrounds Manager Holly Akins told the Alpena County Facilities committee that she wishes the fairgrounds would be returned to the county in the same condition as it was when the county…

F-16’s to roar over Alpena’s Valor Game vs. Gaylord

ALPENA – F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Texas Air National Guard are scheduled to roar north to south over Wildcat…

Osmer suggests fairgrounds move to Parks and Recreation

ALPENA — Alpena County Administrator Jesse Osmer opened discussion regarding restructuring the Parks and Recreation committee to include authority and…

League of Women Voters to host school board candidate event

League of Women Voters to Host Q & A Event with Alpena School Board Candidates Candidates for the Alpena Public…

MDHHS seeks applications for navigator network to help residents keep Medicaid and SNAP benefits  

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has issued a Grant Funding Opportunity (GFO) for nonprofits to provide community navigators to…

Boys and Girls Club of Alpena to host Halloween bowling fundraiser

ALPENA, MI — The Boys & Girls Club of Alpena is inviting local businesses, families, organizations, and community members to…

Local Sports

Hillman announces 13th class for sports hall of fame

HILLMAN – The Hillman High School Sports Hall of Fame will induct its 13th…

AU GRES – Au Gres-Sims defeated Hillman 25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22 in a four-set North Star…

Hillman falls to Au Gres-Sims in volleyball

Wildcats fall 29-12 at Escanaba

Alpena ties Gaylord in gritty battle

Editorials and columns

A choice changes nothing until your actions support it

I’ve traveled quite a bit. Both in-country and overseas. I can’t tell you how…

First-world problems

Why Lansing’s swamp fear ‘yes’ on Proposal 1

Steelers and faith: The foundation behind the grit of the gridiron

Letters to the Editor

The bad actors

In the aftermath of the revelation that APS school board member Monica Dziesinski hired an elite, down-state law firm to influence the outcome of the school board recall, there is a question that lingers in that stinky airspace. Many community members have wondered where the money came from to fund an expense of this…

One big bundle of money, + 3 unprincipled APS board members = 4,300 disenfranchised Alpena County…

The new math

Families across our communities are already struggling with the rising costs of health care, child care,…

Dreamers , TPS workers must be protected

What this 9/11 anniversary means to me is mourning for the world, for all mankind, not…

Peace cannot exist without justice

Do you support Enbridge’s tunnel project for Line 5?

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