Troopers from the Michigan State Police Post Alpena are hosting a Community Blood Drive today at the Alpena City Fire Department located at 501 W Chisholm Street in Alpena from 1 p.m. until - 5:30 p.m. Appointments for the blood donation are preferable and can be made by calling ...

The Brush Creek Mill in Hillman is gearing up and ready to re-open on March 6th. The mill will be open in March on Fridays and Saturdays, noon until 4 p.m. The mill said in a press release on Wednesday, it hopes to be open more hours in the near future, but that will depend on the ...

ALPENA - Art in the Loft will host Kids in the Kitchen on Thursday. The students will enjoy multiple colorful and creative hands-on culinary experiences, all while learning skills they can share with their family and friends. Inspired by the famous TV show on the Food Network, and under the ...

The Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual banquet on Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Aplex in Alpena. This year's theme is "Parading Progress - A Night of Crowning Success" and there is a $40 per person fee. The event will feature a cash bar, social hour, appetizers, awards ...

Anglophile, author, and journalist Claire Evans returns virtually to the Alpena County Library on Feb. 26 at 5:30 p.m. to present one of her newer talks about Yaupon Tea. Few people realize there is a delicious, viable competitor to imported coffee and tea, much revered by Native Americans, ...