Alpena County voters will decide fate for Older Persons Millage

July 28, 2026

ALPENA – Alpena voters will get a chance to decide whether or not to renew the Older Persons millage next week. Craig Zelazny, chairman of the Alpena County Older Persons committee, said the outcome of…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson visits Alpena

ALPENA — Republican gubernatorial candidate Perry Johnson visited Alpena Friday to meet with members of the Alpena County Republican Party.…

Alpena’s Bob’s Bullpen to transition to new location

ALPENA - Bob’s Bullpen in downtown Alpena is relocating a few doors down the street this fall after owner Bob…

Vehicle crashes into Teresa’s Diner in Harrisville

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Alcona County police update

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Local Sports

Alpena golf results

Alpena Golf Club - Ladies Golf Association July 22nd Results - Required 9 Low Gross: Flight A - Janelle Pilarski - 45 Flight B - Mary O'Neil, LaRae Rutenbar - 51 Flight C - Darlene Frantz, Anne Paul - 58 Flight D - Paulette Roznowski - 59 Low Net: Flight A - Janelle Pilarski,…

Alpena Golf Club Ladies Golf Association Spring Handicap winners

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Editorials and columns

Motivated by anger

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Letters to the Editor

Setting the historical record straight

I am writing in response to Dave Myers' column in the July 18th edition of The Alpena News. First, I want to say that I generally enjoy Dave's folksy writing style and him personally. But this column made my blood boil. His piece is argued from a Christian nationalist framework, which explicitly rejects the…

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