Magic in Our Midst family event at Island Park
ALPENA - Magic in Our Midst is a free magical event for children and their families to meet the animals of the woods. The event will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday evening, Nov. 7 at Island Park in Alpena. Island Park is located at the corner of US 23 and Long Rapids Road. Guided ...
No paper on Monday
Because of the federal holiday, there will not be a paper on Monday. Papers will resume with The News’ Tuesday edition.
Cavitt prepares for reelection against Hamilton
ALPENA – Michigan House Representative Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, is the 106th district incumbent for this November’s election. He said if re-elected, he would support a moratorium for data centers, property tax reform, and upgrades to state infrastructure, such as dams. Cavitt is running ...
Get to know 4 of 8 APS school board candidates
ALPENA — Eight candidates are running for four seats on the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education. If elected, they will serve a four year term beginning January 2027 and ending December 2030. Two incumbents are running, AJ MacArthur and Sarah Fritz. They are both in their first term on the board and are running for a second term. The other candidates are Evan Carlson, Kayla Ratz, Claire Kipfmiller, Lindsey Klein, Vincent Thomas, and Robert Bruning, all running for a first term. Listed below are responses from MacArthur, Klein, Thomas, and Bruning. Q: What background and ...
Thunder Bay history sits behind Monday’s dual observance
ALPENA – Monday is both Columbus Day, a federal holiday since 1937, and Indigenous Peoples Day, an observance a growing number of cities and states mark on the same date. In Alpena, the two share a calendar day and a local history that runs from Thunder Bay to a 2015 mayoral proclamation and ...