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Thunder Bay Junior High’s National Junior Honor Society earns national award

ALPENA – Thunder Bay Junior High School’s National Junior Honor Society Chapter (NJHS) has won a National Award for Overall Award of Excellence, Alpena Public Schools announced in a press release on Wednesday. The award is given for the chapter’s exemplary record of leadership, service ...

Firefighters fire at Friendship Room in Alpena

The Alpena City Fire Department responded to the St. Bernard’s Friendship Room on Wednesday for a report of smoke coming from the boiler room. Upon arrival, the building's maintenance person advised that no one was in the building and the fire was near a hot water tank that had some material ...

Rogers City Area Schools board to meet on Monday

The Rogers City Area Schools board of education will have their next regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday in the meeting room at Rogers City High School. The agenda includes the presentation and consideration of the 2024-2025 audit report, as well as reports by the Superintendent and Athletic ...

The Sunset Project to host virtual presentation on Monday

The Sunset Project (TSP), a nonprofit organization based in Northeast Michigan, will facilitate Ending the Silence (ETS), a mental health awareness program, for Alpena High School students in health classes and all ACES students during the week of Nov. 10, according to a Tuesday press ...

APS to host parent information forum on choosing and paying for college

From 6 to 7 p.m. today, parents can attend a forum on choosing and paying for college in the Alpena High School auditorium, according to a Monday press release. The event is intended for juniors, seniors and their parents, and may be particularly valuable for first generation college going ...