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Local governments consider how to deal with past-due water payments

ALPENA — Residents may have to pay unpaid water bills soon because of the State of Michigan’s moratorium on water shutoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The order by the state, that forbade the shutoff of water during the pandemic, expired Thursday, and unless new action is taken in ...

Church leaders: Messages of hope, renewal important this Easter

ALPENA -- Last Easter, Rev. John Shipman stood on the bank of a river at sunrise, alone. The pastor of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Alpena, Shipman had told his members to stay home on the Christian church’s holiest day of the year as the coronavirus rolled into Northeast ...

Officials report 37 new infections in Northeast Michigan

ALPENA — Public health officials on Wednesday reported 37 newly infected or probably infected Northeast Michiganders, including 19 Alpena County residents, 12 Presque Isle County residents, and six Montmorency County residents. As of Feb. 18, local public health agencies have reported confirmed and suspected infections as one number. Based on that data, 3,239 Northeast Michiganders have been confirmed or suspected infected since the pandemic hit Michigan in mid-March. Of those, 106 have died. State data showed that, as of Wednesday, 36,495 doses of coronavirus vaccine had been ...

Officials report 30 new infections Tuesday

ALPENA — The number of COVID-19 infections continued to increase on Tuesday, local public health officials reported. Public health officials on Tuesday reported 30 newly infected or probably infected Northeast Michiganders, including nine Alpena County residents, one Presque Isle County resident, three Montmorency County residents, and 17 Alcona County residents. As of Feb. 18, local public health agencies have reported confirmed and suspected infections as one number. Based on that data, 3,202 Northeast Michiganders have been confirmed or suspected infected since the pandemic ...

ALPENA — As the number of COVID-19 infections continue to increase, public health officials from the state and local health departments say they are monitoring the data closely. District Health Department No. 4 officials on Monday reported 28 new or probably infected Alpena, Presque Isle, ...

800 vaccinations available for those 18 and older

ALPENA — Anyone 18 or older is eligible for the first round of a Moderna two-shot COVID-19 vaccination at an upcoming Alpena clinic, health officials announced Monday. No appointment is needed for the 800 spots available at the Alpena Mall clinic, to be held 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ...