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Alpena advances to District 1 final with 3-1 win over Marquette

MARQUETTE – The Alpena High School volleyball team advanced to the District 1 championship with a 3-1 victory over the host Sentinels on Monday in the MHSAA volleyball district tournament. The Wildcats, playing on the road, controlled the match behind strong offensive and defensive ...

Nessel blocks Medicaid work requirements for the medically frail

LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts finding the Trump administration’s implementation of new Medicaid work requirements under the Big Beautiful Bill Act unlawful. In a lawsuit filed in June ...

Alpena Symphony String School Ensemble to perform

ALPENA - The Alpena Symphony String School Ensemble, flutists MaryAnn Hubbard and Dani Ayotte, and violinists Dr. Eric Lawson and Corey Spratlan, will perform an Autumn Serenade concert on Sunday, at 3:30 p.m. It will be at the First United Methodist Church of Alpena on Ripley Blvd and 1st Avenue. The String School Ensemble will play a variety of pieces, but the highlights of the concert will be three-fold. First, the Duet for Two Flutes, Opus 82, by Francois Devienne. Next, two lovely hymn solos performed by MaryAnn Hubbard. And last, a delightful combination of five violin duets by ...

Matthews appears in Circuit Court for status conference

ALPENA — Devin Matthews, 23, appeared in the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena on Monday for a status conference, Circuit Court Judge Ed Black presiding. Matthews is charged with two counts of Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) causing death and one count of OWI causing serious injury, charges relating to a fatal car crash which caused two deaths in Alpena in 2024. Matthews was bound over to the circuit court in September. Matthews first appeared in court in April and his preliminary examination was concluded in June. District Court Judge Alan Curtis dropped seven of Matthews’ 10 ...