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Alpena’s Cooper Black signs with NHL

Alpena High School 2019 graduate Cooper Black signed a National Hockey League contract with the Florida Panthers on Monday. Black finished this season at Dartmouth College, a Division I Ivy League school, where he started in 29 of the Big Green’s 32 games. The former AHS goalie, who ...

Elowski preliminary exam delayed

MIO -- The Oscoda County preliminary examination for Alpena attorney Michelle Elowski has been delayed because her new defense attorney needs more time to prepare for the case after her previous lawyer withdrew from the case. No time is set for the postponed prelim, a hearing used to ...

New, green technology introduced in Rogers City

ONAWAY – Moran Iron Works (MIW), a leading fabrication facility specializing in custom design and engineering solutions, announced the award of another significant contract with SMS group for the fabrication of two granulation basins. These basins each weigh an impressive 164,000 pounds ...

Cooley Law School Innocence Project is coming to Alpena

Alpena Community College will be holding a panel discussion at Fitzpatrick Lecture Hall on wrongful convictions, hosted by the Cooley Law School Innocence Project, on April 11. The panel discussion will feature the exonerees Eric Anderson, Marvin Cotton, Ken Nixon, and Gilbert Poole, who will ...

Alpena woman arrested for stealing car

A 51-year-old Alpena woman was arraigned on Friday in the Alpena 88th District Court on one count of a false police report and one count of attempted unauthorized driving away a motor vehicle. The owner of the vehicle, a family member, came to the Michigan State Police Alpena Post and alleged ...

Alpena fireworks fundraising begins

The Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce fundraising campaign for the annual Fourth of July fireworks show has begun. The chamber is looking for at least 50 businesses, organizations, or individuals to donate $500 each, or more, to reach their $25,000 goal. The Alpena firefighters pledged the ...