ALPENA — Downtown Alpena has been nominated to be classified as a Historic District in the National Register of Historic Places. The district is roughly the 2003 Downtown Development Authority (DDA) boundaries, which encompasses the historic downtown core district. The designation is ...

OSSINEKE — Representatives from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services met at the Ossineke Township Hall on Tuesday evening to give updates on ...

ALPENA — On Friday night, community members will be given the chance to experience African food and culture, as well as support a local missions team headed to Tanzania. Africa Night will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Living Hope Church on Friday. Anyone from the community can come ...

Alpena — As property owners and state foresters across Northeast Michigan continue to remove damaged or downed trees this summer from March’s historic ice storm, there may be a heightened risk of tree pests, diseases and invasive species due to the disruption of cleaning up from the ...

ALPENA — It was a record year for scholarships through the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) and its affiliate foundations in 2025. A total of $640,000 was awarded to 193 students from across the region supporting individuals heading off to college, medical school, or to ...