ALPENA — Nine candidates have filed to run for four seats on the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education on the Nov. 3 ballot. Current school board members Sarah Fritz, AJ MacArthur, Anna Meinhardt, and Eric Hansen all have terms ending on Dec. 31. Fritz and MacArthur have filed to run ...
ALPENA — The Michigan Brown Trout Festival drives economic activity into Downtown Alpena through increased visitor spending, lodging, and heightened downtown vitality, according to Anne Gentry, executive director of the Alpena Downtown Development Authority (DDA). A revitalized approach in ...
ALPENA — District Health Department No. 4 (DHD4) can breathe easy now that its 2024 audit is nearing completion. Finance and Human Resource Director Michelle Konwinski told Health Board members on Tuesday in Cheboygan that they can expect to receive the 2024 audit by the end of the month. ...
PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY: A 36-year-old man was arrested after fleeing from police during a traffic stop. On July 10, 2026, at approximately 3:10 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post stopped a SUV on Beech near Spruce Street in Onaway for a vehicle violation. A ...
ALPENA - On July 25 July 26, people can catch “Old Boats and New Adventures,” an episode of Great Lakes Now from Detroit PBS. On the next episode of Great Lakes Now, you will sail Lake Huron in a work boat designed centuries ago, bring a historic passenger ship back to its former glory, ...
ALPENA – The Salvation Army is already preparing for Back To School. School can be a time of excitement but also of worry. When a parent must send their child to school with clothes that do not fit or are worn out, they may feel embarrassed. When it is undergarments then it affects the kids ...