ALPENA — Motorists in Alpena need to prepare for detours on the city’s north side this summer as a large water, sewer, and road project begins on 2nd Avenue on Monday. The project will run from Fletcher Street to Huber Street near McRea Park and will include a complete replacement of ...

ALPENA — Recently nixed state funding won’t stop efforts to improve the mouth of the Black River, organizers said. State House committee leaders this week rejected proposed state budget amendments that would have added $1.5 million for Black River dredging and the installation of a jetty ...

ALPENA — One hundred and fifty years ago, Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alpena was founded. The church and neighboring school may look different today, but Immanuel’s mission remains the same: to share Christ’s story in an ever-changing world. This year, the church and school celebrate ...

ALPENA — Success continued to flow for the Alpena High School baseball team (11-4, 2-0 Big North Conference) on Friday as the Wildcats completed the series sweep against Traverse City West. Friday only featured one game because of a rain delay on Tuesday that pushed the second game of the ...

ALPENA — Hubbard Lake’s Les Miller is saying goodbye to a 53-year career as a sports official and referee. Originally from Monroe County, Miller grew up downstate, went to school at Michigan State University, and started his teaching career in Saginaw. The high school biology teacher ...

ALPENA — In a single week, Alpena-based video game store K-otic Games received two copies of an extremely rare retro role-playing game titled “Earthbound,” something store owner Gaige Tarsney never expected to happen at his shop. A loose cartridge of “Earthbound” sells for nearly ...