LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is marking the two-year anniversary of Michigan’s secure storage law by reaffirming its commitment to firearm safety, education and prevention through statewide partnerships, and expanding access to firearm safety ...

The annual Alpena Polar Plunge will be held on Saturday near the Water Street Commons in downtown Alpena. Check in for the plungers begins at 2 p.m. and a parade of the participants, many of which will be in costumes, will be at 3 p.m. The proceeds from the event will go to the Special Olympics ...

The Alpena Duplicate Bridge Group met on Feb. 6th for duplicate bridge competition among six partnership teams. For this duplicate bridge session, 30 random pre-dealt hands were played to see which teams played the hands best. This week’s winners are Marge French and Linda Clegg who placed ...

On Saturday, the Alpena Ice Festival will be held at Mich-e-ke-wis Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. At 4:30 p.m. there will be a dedication for the new Thunder Bay Arts Council sculpture at Culligan Plaza with free hot chocolate and smores. The evening will culminate with the Fire and ICE fire ...

The Alpena Public Schools board of education will host a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday in the Wildcat Den at Alpena High School. The annual strategic planning meeting will follow the board meeting. The public can attend both meetings and public comment is welcome. Both meeting will ...