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Scrap Tire Community Cleanup Day to be hosted by Conservation District

Scrap Tire Community Cleanup Day to be hosted by Conservation District The Alpena-Montmorency Conservation District will accept clean, dry scrap tires from non-commercial sources on Saturday, September 12, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 1425 Airport Road, Alpena, MI 49707. This service is offered free of charge to the communities of Alpena and Montmorency Counties, and goodwill donations will be accepted. Guidelines for donating scrap tires are as follows: Rims must be removed. Passenger car & light truck tires only. We will NOT accept the following: ag/tractor tires, loader ...

Rogers City pageant girls

Celebrating the queens

Summer Reading Program finale today

ALPENA- The Alpena County Library Summer Reading Program "Unearth a Story" finale is today from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will also be an Ice cream social and it is the final day to submit reading minutes for tickets to prize drawings and collecting reading prizes.

APS organizational meeting: Lawson remains APS president

ALPENA — Thrun Law Firm will be Alpena Public Schools’ primary legal consultant for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. On Monday, the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education held their annual organizational meeting, where board members vote on the president, vice president, treasurer, and ...

Understanding Parkinson’s: What causes it, how it’s treated, and what you can do

ALPENA – Parkinson's disease is the fastest-growing neurological disorder in the world, and most people have symptoms for at least a decade before they are finally diagnosed. Historically considered a disorder of movement (slow, stiff, tremor), the non-motor symptoms (irritable bowel ...