ALPENA — This year’s 51st Annual Michigan Brown Trout Festival will feature an impressive lineup of bands that will keep festival goers entertained. The festival always boasts an array of live music to draw in the crowds between tournament weigh-ins. Quiet Riot, the popular metal band ...

ALPENA — Officials from Alpena and Alpena Township attended a settlement conference on Monday at the 26th Circuit Court to try to hammer out a deal that would establish water and sewer rates for the years 2018-2024. Because the two parties were bargaining behind closed doors, it is unknown ...

ALPENA — The Alpena Public Schools Board of Education got honest Monday night as they discussed what board governance looks like, and the challenges they face in becoming an effective board. Kelli Horst from the Michigan Association of School Boards provided training on board governance ...

~ Art in the Loft’s “SummerView” exhibit is on display now through Sept. 6 at 109 N. 2nd Ave. in Alpena. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Classes are offered, and scholarships are available. Visit artintheloft.org, or call 989-356-4877. ~ Besser Museum ...

ALPENA – Bingham Apartments, Hope Network’s transformative affordable housing community for adults ages 55 and older, will celebrate its much-anticipated grand opening at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The event will include Alpena-area community leaders and feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor ...

ALPENA — Second Chance Animal Shelter will be holding a Kitten Palooza Adoption Event on Friday and Saturday. The event will run from 3 to 7 p.m. on Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at the shelter, 1110 DeVere Drive off of M-32. Special adoption fees for this event are $75 for a ...