Free gun locks available at Alpena Police Department

For Gun Violence Awareness Month this June, the Alpena Police Department is committed to

promoting gun safety and will be providing local residents with free gun locks at the Public Safety Building on Chisholm Street. Gun locks will be provided in the lobby area during business hours.

The department encourages everyone who owns a firearm to store it safely when not in use and make it inaccessible to children or other unauthorized persons. A key goal of the department is to prevent a firearm from being left unsecured around the house where a child could access it.

A firearms safety brochure is included with every gun lock, and it explains the importance of safe handling and secure firearm storage.

Anyone needing further information can reach out to the department at 989-354-1800 or visit www.projectchildsafe.org.

Long Rapids closure starts Friday

Beginning at 4 a.m. Friday, Long Rapids Road from Bagley Street to MediLodge near Arbor Lane will be closed to all traffic for the city’s contractor to perform resurfacing on Long Rapids Road.

The following detours have been established for this closure:

Eastbound: Bagley Street, to M-32 (Washington Avenue), to Ripley Street, to 11th Avenue, to U.S.-23 (Chisholm Street), to Long Rapids Road.

Westbound: Long Rapids Road, to U.S.-23 (Chisholm Street), to 11nth Avenue, to Ripley Street, to M-32 (Washington Avenue), to Bagley Street.

Signage and barricades will be present to guide traffic around the closure, but motorists are advised to seek alternate routes.

Please be advised access to Long Rapids Plaza will be limited and those seeking access to locations in this area should expect extensive delays.

This closure is expected to last one week unless weather or construction delays occur.

DPW compost yard closed through Sunday

Today through Sunday, the compost yard at the Department of Public Works, 1001 Long Lake Ave., will be closed for all compost sales and bagged lawn material drop off.

Compost sales and bagged lawn material drop off will resume on Monday.