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Keeper’s House Museum seeks volunteers

Presque Isle - From the storied bricks of the Old Lighthouse to the towering New Light and the 1905 Keeper’s House, Presque Isle stands as a crown jewel of Great Lakes maritime history. This summer, we anticipate our largest influx of visitors yet— we are ready to welcome visitors from ...

Gas prices squeeze Alpena emergency services, impact trucking companies

ALPENA – With gasoline prices averaging just a tick under $5 a gallon in Northeast Michigan and diesel fuel hovering near $6 a gallon, local police, firefighters, and truckers are absorbing some of the steepest cost increases in recent memory. The city fleet of law enforcement vehicles puts ...

Alpena County Fair Society votes to cease negotiations with Blackwaters NE

ALPENA — The Alpena County Fair Society and Alpena County Fairboard met on Tuesday at the Ramada Inn to present concerns members have regarding the fairboard’s rental and use agreement with Blackwaters NE. After a vote by fair society members, the fairboard chose to cease negotiations with ...

Elowski restitution amount reduced to approximately $200,000

ALPENA — The State of Michigan Attorney Discipline Board (ADB) released a new order reducing former Attorney Michelle Elowski’s restitution from $266,091 to a total of $201,591. The order was issued on April 29. The original order of restitution and disbarment for Elowski was issued on ...

Wardlaw trial scheduled, Crane sentencing adjourned

ALPENA — A trial date was scheduled for Troy Wardlaw, 56, in the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena County on Monday at a status conference hearing. Wardlaw is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver 50 to 450 grams of cocaine and one count of weapons felony firearm. Wardlaw ...