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Alpena County Regional Airport back to normal operations

ALPENA – The Alpena County Regional Airport is back to normal operations after the recent ice storm shut down airport operations. Alpena County Regional Airport Manager Mick Higgins said the recent storm impacted day-to-day operations. “Our last flight went out Sunday evening, after that ...

Alpena County commissioners meet Tuesday

ALPENA — The Alpena County Board of Commissioners will meet on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Howard Male Conference room in the county’s annex building. During the meeting, Alpena County Emergency Management Director Nick Modrzynski will update the commissioners on the recent ice storm and ...

Fatal house fire in Metz Township

METZ TOWNSHIP — On Wednesday at 8:37 p.m. a 911 call was made to Presque Isle County Central Dispatch indicating that his neighbors house was on fire which is located in Metz Township. The Posen Fire Department responded with three trucks and 12 firefighters and were assisted with mutual ...

Help your trees recover from yet another March storm in northern Michigan

LANSING - March madness has taken on a different meaning in parts of northern Michigan over the past two years. Strong winter storms hit the landscape and communities in March 2025 and again this week, coating (or burying) trees and forests in heavy layers of ice and snow. Many parts of ...