ALPENA — For the second time in less than a year, a major ice storm has ravaged portions of Northeast Michigan, knocking out power for thousands and leaving behind a trail of fallen trees and damaged property. The outage is expected to last at least several days and that timeframe could be ...

MICHIGAN – On Monday, Consumers Energy reported in a press release that crews, equipment, and support resources were in place across Northern Michigan as communities recover from severe weather over the weekend. As of Monday, high winds were expected to continue and the company anticipated ...

According to a press release from Alpena Power Company (APC) on Monday, as of 5 a.m. approximately 65% of customers were without power. The release states that crews were addressing the outages and that the company had additional contract crews assisting. “This is another catastrophic ...

ALPENA — According to the City of Alpena, due to the amount of snow ahead of the ice storm and also anticipated overnight, the City of Alpena is asking the public to keep storm debris on their property and please do not place it on the curbs. The release stated that the City Department of ...

ALPENA --- Due to severe winter weather conditions impacting Northern Michigan, our newspaper will not be printed or delivered on Tuesday. The safety of our employees, carriers, and distribution teams remains our top priority during these extreme conditions. Subscribers will still have full ...