ALPENA — The 2026 Pied Piper School graduates marked the end of their time at Pied Piper in a ceremony on Thursday. The five graduates are Andrew Bruski, Emiley Gauden, Lily Snyder, Raylee Ballard, and Storm Yakes. They are graduating from the transition program that serves students ages ...
MICHIGAN — According to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office, MDOT is suspending work and lifting traffic restrictions wherever possible this holiday weekend to ease congestion and increase safety (100 out of 168 projects). According to a press release on Thursday, AAA estimates more than ...
MICHIGAN — State Senator Michele Hoitenga, R-Manton, on Wednesday voted for legislation aimed to provide more scheduling flexibility for Northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula schools affected by snowstorms and flooding earlier this year, according to a press release on Thursday. “This ...
ALPENA — Maple Ridge Township Supervisor John Male, 72, is expected to head to trial, Defense Attorney Dave Funk said at a final status conference hearing on Wednesday in the 88th District Court in Alpena. Male is charged with one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, one count of ...
ALPENA — The Alpena County Board of Commissioners met for its monthly Facilities, Capital and Strategic Planning Committee on Wednesday to discuss various orders of business which included, but were not limited to, Alpena County Fairgrounds maintenance, fairgrounds property rezoning, and ...
Michigan foresters say Michigan’s forests are in good health, and a big concern in Northeast Michigan is oak wilt infections. “The health of the forests are good, except for specific areas that are or were dealing with issues,” Cheryl Nelson, a forester for Michigan’s Department of ...