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Busy week ahead for Lifelong Learners

ALPENA — The Association of Lifelong Learners (ALL) at Alpena Community College has announced its upcoming programs for the upcoming week. On Monday from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. the feature will be Forests and Disturbances at the ACC Madeline Briggs Center 140. This presentation will ...

Michigan to continue offering free summer food programs for children

Michigan children will continue to benefit from free, healthy and nutritious meals during the summer months in 2026, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced in a Thursday press release. MDE will offer meals through two programs that are part of the Summer Food Service Program: ...

Gubernatorial candidate Wagner visits Alpena

ALPENA — Gubernatorial candidate Karla Wagner, R-Kent County, said she is running for the governor’s seat in Michigan because she doesn’t think legislators in Lansing understand the real challenges that Michigan residents are facing. Wagner explained that six years ago she started ...

Warmer, but not spring yet

ALPENA – Northeast Michigan has entered what many people refer to as fool’s spring, where the temperatures begin to feel like spring, but aren’t expected to remain around for long. That is precisely what the extended forecast for the Alpena area is predicting. Temperatures are ...

Together for Youth replaces DARE

ALPENA — The Alpena Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program is coming back to local schools under the new name “Together for Youth”. For some time now, the DARE Program Board has been working with the Alpena Public Schools to get the much needed program back into schools, a press ...

Rep. Cavitt holding local art contest for high school students

LANSING — State Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, is hosting an art contest for local high school students. The winner will be invited to Lansing to be a legislator for a day. Students are tasked with creating an art piece that captures the essence of Northeast Michigan. All entries are due ...