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Alpena Public Schools Safe Routes to School forum tonight

ALPENA - Alpena Public Schools will hold a Safe Routes to School Community Forum this Thursday, May 28th, 2026 from 5pm to 6:30 p.m. in the Alpena High School Wildcat Den. What is SRTS? Safe Routes To School (SRTS) initiatives aim to unite neighborhoods, ease traffic congestion and air ...

Fire training in Alpena today

ALPENA - starting at 7:30 a.m., the City of Alpena Fire Department will be conducting firefighter training at the residential structure located at 2025 S 3rd Ave, at the corner of Ripley Blvd and S 3rd Ave. At that location. Fire and EMS vehicles will be parked around the structure, and include ...

Public comment dominates Alpena County board meeting, again

ALPENA — Alpena County residents packed the Howard Male Conference Room Tuesday afternoon for the monthly Alpena County Board of Commissioners meeting. Attendees who are against the potential Alpena County Fairgrounds lease with Blackwaters NE LLC, a development company, gave public ...

Comfortable temperatures expected through the weekend

ALPENA – Residents in Alpena and across Northeast Michigan are welcoming a burst of summer-like weather this week, just days after a cooler and wetter Memorial Day weekend blanked the area. With sunny skies and highs climbing into the upper 70s and low-to-mid 80s, the forecast is a hopeful ...