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Harvest dinner in Alpena

ALPENA - The Grace Episcopal Church's Harvest Dinner is being held on Sunday from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. in Alpena. The cost is $15 per person, and kids are $8. The menu includes ham and scalloped potatoes, sliced ham, sauerkraut and sausage, baked beans, squash, coleslaw, corn, fresh rolls, homemade pies and deserts. For more information, please call 989-464-1141.

Help create the Alcona County library totem

HARRISVILLE - Join the Alcona County Library on Sept. 16, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library for a collaborative ceramic art workshop led by local artist Helen Hierta, with support from Inspiration Alcona. Community members will create visual elements ...

Wardlaw sentenced to 40 months to 20 years for intent to deliver cocaine

ALPENA — Troy Wardlaw, 57, was sentenced to 40 months to 20 years for possession with intent to deliver over 400 grams of cocaine on Tuesday in the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena. Wardlaw was a passenger inside a vehicle pulled over by the Michigan State Police (MSP) on Sept. 28 of last ...

Bergman says invasive carp are a danger to Michigan

ALPENA — The Trump administration officially lifted the stop-work order on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on Wednesday. This will allow construction to restart on the invasive carp barrier in Illinois, which officials say will prevent invasive carp from entering Lake Michigan. United ...

M-STEP data shows decrease in APS third grade proficiency in ELA

ALPENA — The Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) data for the 2025-2026 school year was released Friday, showing that about 25.9% of Alpena Public Schools third graders tested proficient or above proficient in English Language Arts (ELA). Across the state, proficiency ...