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Ossineke boy races in supercross event at Ford Field

ALPENA — Seven-year-old Kameron Clark from Ossineke raced in a once-in-a-lifetime supercross event at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday. His dad Kevin Clark said that Kameron was one of 15 kids picked for the event, called the KTM Junior Supercross Program, with over 700 entries. The racers ...

April weather enters much like March exited, with precipitation

ALPENA – March had well above the historic long-term average for precipitation levels and the wet trend is expected to continue over the next couple days, National Weather Service Meteorologist Nicole Sprinkles said on Wednesday. In March, Alpena received nearly 3 inches of precipitation ...

Vaccine rates fall

ALPENA — According to a Capital News Service (CNS) report on March 27, more children are entering school without full vaccinations. Local and state officials say this puts children at risk. CNS also cites Michigan’s childhood vaccination waiver rate which rose from 5.7% in 2023 to ...

Rx Kids launches in Montmorency County, enrollment open

LANSING — Michigan State University’s Rx Kids program, the nation’s first prenatal and infant cash prescription program, is expanding again, this time bringing its groundbreaking support to Montmorency County in partnership with Thunder Bay Community Health Service. At the same time, ...

Lots happening in for Presque Isle District Library

ROGERS CITY — The Culinary Spice Club program launched last year is a tremendous hit for the Presque Isle District Library. Every month, the number of people participating continues to grow while the culinary experiences of spices continue to expand. Stop by the library in Rogers City this ...