ALPENA – Construction crews are hard at work, as they continue to make progress on the new Bay View Park pavilion and restroom facility. The City of Alpena received a $300,000 Michigan Natural Trust Fund grant in 2021 to use toward the new restrooms, which will be built near the Kiwanis ...
ALPENA – The Northeast Michigan Mental Health (NeMCMH) board voted to amend its executive director’s contract to close the director’s salary gap and provide the opportunity for a wage increase or decrease. In December, board members signed NeMCMH Executive Director Nena Sork’s new ...
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to urge his Republican colleagues to support legislation that would ensure Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees are paid while ...
Ahead of Sunshine Week, which highlights the importance of public records and open government, the Michigan Press Association is urging state lawmakers to prioritize transparency and maintain accountability measures that help keep residents informed and engaged. Michigan continues to rank ...
ALPENA — Center of Charity Director Christina Kihn wants the community to know that the Friendship Room in Alpena is back up and running since the structure fire that occurred there in November. The Friendship Room is a soup kitchen that has been serving warm meals to those in need for 35 ...
ALPENA — Voters in Alpena County will vote on a trio of county-wide millage renewals this year and that process officially has begun. On Tuesday, Alpena County commissioners approved the ballot language for three millage renewals, which included the Veterans, Youth and Recreation, and the ...