ALPENA — Both the new restrooms at Bay View Park and the new Culligan Plaza should be complete before winter arrives, City of Alpena Engineer Steve Shultz said. A large portion of the cost of the two projects were funded with state grants, private donations, and some matching funds from the ...

ALPENA — Public comment was once again the highlight of the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education workshop meeting Monday night. Board President Eric Lawson followed through with requesting that the Alpena County Sheriff’s Office send a deputy to the meeting. Two deputies were ...

ALPENA — A local doula says that doula services help expecting parents feel more confident about the birthing process and decreases the use of medications during labor. Angela Paul, owner of Angela Kristie, LLC, told The News that a doula is someone “who is there to support you through ...

ALPENA — A number of defendants appeared in court Monday for motion day at the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena, with Judge Ed Black presiding. Dylan Taylor, 29, entered a plea deal. Taylor was charged with computers-internet communicating with another to commit a crime and accosting a child ...

~ Art in the Loft, located at 109 N. 2nd Ave. in Alpena, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Classes are offered, and scholarships are available. Visit artintheloft.org, or call 989-356-4877. ~ Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan presents the Juried Art Exhibit and Chuck ...

Friends of Plaza Pool Fundraising Chair, Judy Ewing, recently presented Mark Hunter with a certificate for Friends of Plaza Pool Volunteer of the Year at their annual general membership meeting held in the Trinity Episcopal Church Fellowship Room. Hunter assisted second grade students with ...