CHEBOYGAN COUNTY — Across the United States cranberry bogs (or marshes) can be found in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington states. Statistics reveal Wisconsin has at least 60 percent of this juicy berry market. Michigan may be a small grower in the cranberry ...

ALPENA — The labor and delivery unit at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena has rung in the new year with the first baby of 2026. Briar Parker, a girl, was born at 9:24 a.m. on Jan. 1 to mother Heaven Holdaway and father Caleb Parker. Holdaway said that the baby girl weighed 7.6 pounds at ...

ALPENA — On Friday, the Alpena County Board of Commissioners voted to extend operations for the temporary warming shelter at the Alpena County Fairgrounds until Jan. 31. Representatives from St. Vincent de Paul, Northeast Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMCSA), and All Saints Center of ...