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Alpena Library celebrating the United States’ 250th Anniversary

Pack your bags, your next adventure starts at theAlpena County Library. People are urged to participate in the Read Across the States challenge and discover stories from different states. Maps and rules can be picked up at the library. The challenge ends November 10. Prizes include a book ...

Alpena 45ers team up with Alpena Chamber to help those impacted by fire

ALPENA – The Alpena 45ers, with the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce, held a fire relief fundraiser during the hockey team’s 7-2 victory over the St. Ignace Saints on Saturday. A portion of the proceeds raised will go to those impacted by the fire on Wednesday in Alpena that destroyed ...

Bergman, Budzinski, Pappas lead letter demanding USPS reverse postmark rule

Washington - Last week, United States House of Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, led eight Members of Congress in a letter to Postmaster General David P. Steiner, demanding that he ...

Local doctors prepare for annual dinner event

ALPENA — The Annual Support Committee of MyMichigan Health Foundation in Alpena will host Doctors Without Orders, a dining experience featuring local medical providers as waiters, according to a MyMichigan Health press release. The dinner will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26 in the ...

Alpena County Older Persons Committee meeting

The Alpena County Older Persons Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Howard Male Conference Room in Alpena. The meeting is open to the public under the Open Meetings Act of Michigan.