Alcona football ends season with 41-8 loss
The Alcona Tigers varsity football team wrapped up its season on Friday by falling to defeat at the hands of Deckerville. Alcona let Deckerville jump out to a big ...
Wildcats fall to Cadillac in volleyball
ALPENA — In an emotional farewell to their home court on Thursday night, the Alpena Wildcats battled with everything they had but ultimately ...
American Folklore Is More Than Just Scary Stories; It Carries a Value System
These are terrible times, to be sure. But we will triumph
A little over a week ago more than 7 million of us poured into the streets to reject Trump's dictatorship. That's more than 2% of the adult ...
Who’s Really Grandstanding?
It’s disappointing to see Alpena Public Schools Board President Eric Lawson accusing members of the public of “grandstanding” when they choose to speak up at ...
Puzzle Solved!
It was always a puzzle. Why would school board members Eric Lawson, Monica Dziesinski, Sarah Costain and AJ MacArthur seek to bankrupt our school ...
Michigan and coach Moore drop appeal of NCAA penalties from sign-stealing saga
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan and football coach Sherrone Moore have dropped their appeal against NCAA ...
Donovan Mitchell scores 35 as the Cavaliers beat the Pistons 116-95 for their 3rd straight win
Vucevic, Buzelis, Giddey lead way, Bulls beat Pistons 115-111 after blowing big lead
Flint's still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors' lead water pipes, hoping ...
Michigan wins appeal in legal challenge to how it handles extra blood samples from newborns
Detroit-area house explodes, killing a woman and blasting a man to the front yard
Thomas Edward Fochtman
Thomas Edward Fochtman, born on January 22, 1947, in Alpena, Michigan, passed away on October 24, 2025, at MyMichigan Medical Center. He was 78 years old and is ...
