ALPENA — When Andy Marceau looks back on his Alpena High School hockey career, three games still give him goosebumps, but also stir feelings of disappointment and heartbreak. Three playoff losses. All against Marquette. “We knew the names, we knew the players, it was a good rivalry,” ...

ALPENA — In a career full of big goals and big moments, Anden Marceau hopes to share a few more of both with his teammates before his Alpena High School career ends. Marceau and the Wildcats (22-3) begin their quest for a third consecutive regional championship tonight at 6 p.m. at Northern ...

ALPENA — Samantha Zolnierek is used to being on the move. She’s used to running fast, winding her way through a cross country course or giving it her all on the track, competing in grueling distance races. But after being thrown a curveball this spring Zolnierek, an Alpena High School ...

A few weeks ago, my wife and I were strolling through Harrisville as part of their Labor Day festivities, and, as we walked downtown, there was an older gentleman singing and playing country classic songs that caught our attention. He had a gravelly voice that not only sounded captivating, ...

ALPENA — The federal government on Friday inched closer to bestowing a new name on an Alpena County bay. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced it had decided on a list of replacement names to pass along for final review as it removes an offensive word from federal maps. In February, ...

ALPENA — A pair of large fires in the late-1870s in Alpena altered the shape of the newly incorporated city and the development afterward remains visible today thanks to tougher building requirements inspired by the blazes. The fires not only shifted future development from Alpena’s north ...