ALPENA — School districts across the U.S. experienced low attendance rates and high chronic absenteeism rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, some districts have rebounded, while others are still working to get those rates back to pre-pandemic numbers. Chronic absenteeism — ...
ALPENA — HeadWaters Land Conservancy was awarded $5,000 from the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) to put toward acquiring an additional 210 acres for their Hess Nature Preserve located in Ocqueoc. Julie Rubsam, HeadWaters Land Conservancy executive director, told The ...
On Sunday, at approximately 12:51 a.m., an 88-year-old-male inmate at the Alpena County Jail experienced a medical emergency and subsequently died, according to a Monday press release from the Alpena County Sheriff’s Office. Correctional deputies responded to a disturbance in the inmate's ...
It’s been six months since a disastrous ice storm swept through northern Michigan, but 82-year-old Karen Morgan, of Indian River, said she has a broken window pane she’s yet to fix and a tree she’s worried might fall on her carport. “It costs so much money to have a tree service come. ...
~ Art in the Loft, located at 109 N. 2nd Ave. in Alpena, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The “Hello Yellow” juried art exhibit opens at 6 p.m. Thursday with a reception, open to the public, with live music, appetizers, a chance to talk with artists, all in a ...
ALPENA — MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena will host its “Take Time for You” series at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 1, according to a MyMichigan Health press release. The he Lunch and Learn series has three parts and will feature MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena providers, including Shelby ...