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Michigan House Bill aims to prohibit purchase of soda with SNAP

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ALPENA — A current bill in the Michigan House of Representatives is aiming to prohibit the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase soda. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), SNAP is a federal program available to ...

Alpena High School students participate in CTE signing day

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ALPENA — On Tuesday, 21 seniors from Alpena High School made a commitment to continue their career and technical education at Alpena Community College. Students came to signing day to officially declare their commitment to continuing their education at ACC. In a similar fashion to an ...

‘Once Upon a Mattress’ opens Thursday at ACT

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ALPENA ­— The beloved musical comedy, “Once Upon a Mattress” opens on Thursday at Alpena Civic Theatre, featuring a cast of all ages, an elaborate set, and lavish costumes. “Once Upon a Mattress” is a comedic, musical take on Hans Christian Anderson’s 1835 fairy tale, “The ...

AHS softball falls in doubleheader against TCC

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ALPENA — The Alpena Varsity Wildcats softball team battled through two games against Traverse City Central on Tuesday but ultimately came up short, dropping both matchups. Game 1: Traverse City Central 14, Alpena 6 Alpena opened the game with momentum, quickly responding to a ...

DDA market applications due Friday

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ALPENA — Small business owners and other entrepreneurs have to submit an application by Friday to possibly be included in the new market that is being built in downtown Alpena. The Alpena Downtown Development Authority and Alpena government are opening a market on the former Alpena Power ...