ALPENA – Lenny Avery, Target Alpena executive director, presented Target Alpena’s semi-annual report to the Alpena Municipal Council on Monday, highlighting topics such as Quality Opportunity Zones (QOZs) and housing. Avery began his presentation by discussing goals for Target Alpena in ...

ALPENA — Locally owned Choucas Hats, a business specializing in the production of active head- and neckwear, donated 40 hats to the Alpena Cancer Center, according to a MyMichigan Health press release on Monday. The release stated that the delivery was made by business owner and creative ...

The Gone To Pieces Quilt Guild will host its monthly meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Alpena. The group follows the school closing schedules so if there is no school then the meeting will be cancelled.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-MI, and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued a statement following the Census Bureau’s announcement to cancel critical testing for the 2030 Census, according to a press release on Tuesday. "I am ...

ROGERS CITY — Theodore Beck, 65, was arraigned in the 89th District Court on Tuesday on three new charges of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct force/coercion. Beck has already been charged with four counts of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). He is currently on the docket in ...

ROGERS CITY — On Friday, the District Health Department No. 4 (DHD4) board voted to eliminate three positions and other measures to help solve its approximately $500,000 budget deficit. At their Jan. 20 regular meeting, Michelle Konwinski, DHD4 financial officer, said that DHD4 is operating ...