HILLMAN — The flu, strep throat and other viruses that have rarely been discussed over the past two years are making a comeback, according to local public health officials. “Influenza is actively increasing across the country,” Medical Director Joshua Meyerson said during a District ...
ALPENA — Overwhelmed and overrun with patients. That is how MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena President Chuck Sherwin described the current condition at the hospital as it continues to fill up with COVID-19 patients — most of whom are unvaccinated. Facing a large uptick in COVID-19 ...
ALPENA -- As of Thursday, 927 Northeast Michiganders were actively infected with COVID-19, while about 57% of Northeast Michiganders 5 and older had been fully vaccinated against the disease. This week’s active infections -- a News estimate based on cumulative infections minus deaths and ...
ALPENA – Beginning Friday, MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena will reimplement visitor restrictions as 300 Northeast Michiganders were infected in the last week. “We are indeed in the thick of yet another surge,” MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena President Chuck Sherwin said in a written ...
ALPENA -- Most of Northeast Michigan ranks among the most unemployed regions in the state, according to state data released this week. Combined, Alpena, Presque Isle, Montmorency, and Alcona counties counted a labor force -- a measurement of the number of people either working or looking for ...
ALPENA — The frigid temperatures did not deter the crowd of hundreds from lining the streets along Chisholm and 2nd Avenue Friday in Downtown Alpena where the Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade was back in full force. After having no choice but to cancel the town’s tradition last year because ...
