A commitment to easing the anxiety that often accompanies dementia encourages Diane Johnson to sew fidget blankets for Hospice of Michigan. Johnson started volunteering for Hospice, with offices in Alpena, about six years ago; four years ago, Kathy Leitaert, volunteer coordinator at the time, ...

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Post Alpena are hosting a Community Blood Drive today at the Alpena City Fire Department located at 501 W Chisholm Street in Alpena from 1 p.m. until - 5:30 p.m. Appointments for the blood donation are preferable and can be made by calling ...

The Brush Creek Mill in Hillman is gearing up and ready to re-open on March 6th. The mill will be open in March on Fridays and Saturdays, noon until 4 p.m. The mill said in a press release on Wednesday, it hopes to be open more hours in the near future, but that will depend on the ...

The Michigan State Police (MSP) Alpena Post is hosting a blood drive on Thursday in partnership with Versiti Blood Center of Michigan, according to a Wednesday press release. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Alpena Fire Department on 501 W. Chisholm Street. ...

ALPENA — Alpena County commissioners voted to approve a special election for an Alpena County 911 Central Dispatch surcharge renewal at Tuesday’s Finance, Ways, and Means committee meeting. Alpena County 911 Central Dispatch Director Kim Elkie stated in a memo to the commissioners that ...

ALPENA – The Alpena Community College Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams will participate in the conference-wide Hunger Games food drive during their final home game of the season on tonight as they take on Bay College at Park Arena. Fans who bring a canned food item or other ...