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Pedal power meets creativity at Alpena Community College

ALPENA — What do a sailboat, a car engine, and a theatre mask have in common? They’re all part of a colorful new addition to Alpena Community College’s campus — custom bike racks designed and created by ACC students and faculty. The idea first rolled into motion back in 2018 when ...

IN BRIEF — June 18, 2025

Alpena Public Schools announces new administrative hire Alpena Public Schools announced the filling of an administrative vacancy in a Tuesday press release. Abbie Kowalski moves from her former role as Dean of Students at Thunder Bay Junior High School to Assistant Principal at Thunder Bay ...

POLICE BLOTTER: Montmorency handles 112 complaints

Recent actions taken by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. MONTMORENCY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE News Release June 16, 2025 Total: 112 Alarms: 6 Animal Control: 11 Traffic Arrests: 0 OWI Arrests: 0 Drug Arrests: 0 Warrant ...

POLICE BLOTTER: Alcona handles 110 complaints June 9 to 15

Recent actions taken by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. ALCONA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE For the week June 9 to 15, 110 complaints were handled resulting in the following: Citations Issued: 11 Car/Deer: 12 Traffic/Traffic Stop: ...

Alpena ends sewer-line service

ALPENA — Water and sewer customers in Alpena will soon have to pay significantly more to have clogged sewer lines in their homes fixed. City government is discontinuing its service that helps people unclog sewer lines, claiming it is not a part of the contract with its utility provider ...

Sonic booms rattle Alpena

ALPENA — The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) verified in a statement on Facebook around 2 p.m. on Tuesday that the loud booms heard in and around Alpena were in fact sonic booms. “Your local Airmen are training to stay mission-ready,” the CRTC posted on Facebook, then ...