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Rogers City parks meeting cancelled

ROGERS CITY — The regular meeting of the Rogers City Parks and Recreation Commission scheduled for today at 8 a.m. has been cancelled. A new meeting date has not been announced.

Fidget blankets for Hospice

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, ...

A little love can save a life

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 ...

Brush Creek Mill ready to open

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 ...

Election for 911 surcharge renewal in May

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 ...