The annual Alpena Polar Plunge will be held on Saturday near the Water Street Commons in downtown Alpena. Check in for the plungers begins at 2 p.m. and a parade of the participants, many of which will be in costumes, will be at 3 p.m. The proceeds from the event will go to the Special Olympics ...

The Alpena Duplicate Bridge Group met on Feb. 6th for duplicate bridge competition among six partnership teams. For this duplicate bridge session, 30 random pre-dealt hands were played to see which teams played the hands best. This week’s winners are Marge French and Linda Clegg who placed ...

On Saturday, the Alpena Ice Festival will be held at Mich-e-ke-wis Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. At 4:30 p.m. there will be a dedication for the new Thunder Bay Arts Council sculpture at Culligan Plaza with free hot chocolate and smores. The evening will culminate with the Fire and ICE fire ...

The Alpena Public Schools board of education will host a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday in the Wildcat Den at Alpena High School. The annual strategic planning meeting will follow the board meeting. The public can attend both meetings and public comment is welcome. Both meeting will ...

ALPENA — On March 7, the Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union (AAACU) will partner with the Aplex to put on a home expo. “It’s like your one stop shop for all things home,” LeAnn Schultz, AAACU director of marketing said. The expo will feature over 50 vendors, including several Amish ...

ALPENA — The Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health Authority (NeMCMH) leadership team reported on Thursday that the department’s lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ (MDHHS) was successful in pulling MDHHS’ controversial Request for Proposal (RFP), ...