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New year, new baby

ALPENA — The labor and delivery unit at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena has rung in the new year with the first baby of 2026. Briar Parker, a girl, was born at 9:24 a.m. on Jan. 1 to mother Heaven Holdaway and father Caleb Parker. Holdaway said that the baby girl weighed 7.6 pounds at ...

Alpena County extends shelter dates

ALPENA — On Friday, the Alpena County Board of Commissioners voted to extend operations for the temporary warming shelter at the Alpena County Fairgrounds until Jan. 31. Representatives from St. Vincent de Paul, Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMCSA), and All Saints Center of ...

New gas tax takes affect

ALPENA - Prior to Jan. 1, Michigan drivers paid a 6 cent sales tax, on top of a thirty-one cent gas flat tax, per gallon of gasoline. As of Thursday, that flat tax increased to more than $0.52 per gallon and the sales tax was eliminated. That means there will be an increase of 21 cents ...

Montmorency County police update

Recent actions taken by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. MONTMORENCY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Total: 87 Alarms: 1 Animal Control: 9 Traffic Arrests: 0 OWI Arrests: 0 Drug Arrests: 0 Warrant Arrests: 1 Complaint Arrest: ...