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Alpena Township offers last-minute water deal

ALPENA — Both Alpena Township and the city of Alpena are making a last-ditch effort to reach a deal to end the decade-long water and sewer litigation between the two. In a statement issued Saturday, township attorney Chris Patterson said a last-ditch effort to avoid the trial scheduled ...

Farm Bureau, partners bringing fresh food to Northeast Michigan

ALPENA — A tractor trailer full of fresh Michigan apples will soon be distributed to those who need free fresh food in eastern Michigan, thanks to a collaboration of Farm Bureau agencies, and the generosity of businesses in our community. Dave Tolan is county president of Huron Shores ...

Alpena County wants SkyWest

On Tuesday, the Alpena County Board of Commissioners voted to recommend to the U.S. Department of Transportation that it selects Skywest Airlines to be the essential air service provider for the Alpena County Regional Airport. SkyWest, which is the current air service provider, submitted a bid ...

Alpena, Alpena Township water rates trial kicks off Wednesday

ALPENA — After more than a decade of litigation and bargaining, the battle over how much Alpena Township pays Alpena for water and sewer services could soon wrap up. After a trip from Alpena’s 26th Circuit Court to the Michigan Court of Appeals and back, a civil trial between the two ...

Community steps up to support Meals on Wheels program

ALPENA — An effort to raise funds for the Alpena Senior Citizens Center’s Meals on Wheels program has been successful thus far, with the community donating $2,070 toward the $4,000 fundraising goal. The fundraiser continues through Friday, April 5. Anyone interested in supporting the meals ...

Dangerous invasive plant spotted in Northeast Michigan

ALPENA — Local environmental group Huron Pines has spotted wild parsnip, an invasive plant that is dangerous to humans, along Grand Lake Highway near the border of Alpena and Presque Isle counties. Huron Pines officials told the Alpena County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that the sap ...