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Alpena’s Big Brownie caught for the second time in 52 years

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ALPENA— Alpena’s unicorn “Big Brownie” was caught for the second time in the history of the Brown Trout Festival on Monday, July 20. “It’s a pretty wild feeling,” Scott Wade, this year’s Big Brownie catcher said. “Just out there trying to catch walleye and we end up with a ...

Alpena County audit reports positive path forward, improvements

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ALPENA — In the last two years, Alpena County’s finances have stabilized, according to its latest audit, despite years of large budget deficits and shrinking savings. At the Alpena County Finance, Ways, and Means committee meeting on July 14, Alpena County commissioners were told that ...

Crane sentenced, Wardlaw enters plea deal

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ALPENA — Violet Crane, 21, was sentenced to six months in jail and two years probation on Monday in the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena. Crane is charged with one count of unlawful driving away in a motor vehicle, which she pleaded guilty to on Feb. 2, The News previously reported. Crane has ...

Busy times at the Marine Sanctuary

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ALPENA - Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is hosting several events in Alpena in collaboration with the United States Military, as hosting several events in the coming weeks. Below is a brief descrip[tion of each. Now - Friday,: Silent Swarm It is the 5th year that this collaborative, ...

Busy times for Lifelong Learners

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ALPENA — The Association of Lifelong Learners (ALL) programs for the week of July 27-31 have been announced. A list and a brief description of the events are listed below. I Was a WAC and then I Wasn’t This event in on July 28 at the ACC Madeline Briggs Center 140 from 10 a.m. until ...