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Alpena County commissioners meet today

The Alpena County Board of Commissioners will meet today at 1 p.m. in the Howard Male Conference Room and via Zoom. The agenda and commissioners packet is available on the county’s website. This meeting is open to the public and public comment is welcome.

‘Tow to Go’ During Thanksgiving to Prevent Impaired Driving

DEARBORN – As millions of Americans take to the roads to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends and family, AAA is once again offering its life-saving 'Tow to Go' program to help keep impaired drivers off the road. The service will be active from 6 p.m. on Wednesday through 6 a.m. on ...

Alpena County terminates its animal control officer

ALPENA — Alpena County Sheriff Erik Smith confirmed on Monday that the county has decided to terminate Michelle Reid, the county’s long-time animal control officer. Smith said he could not comment or elaborate on why Reid was dismissed. He said current staff and volunteers will run the ...

Alpena County terminates its animal control officer

ALPENA — Alpena County Sheriff Erik Smith confirmed today that the county has decided to move on from its Animal Control Officer. He said the shelter at the Alpena County Fairgrounds will be run with the staff and volunteers it has now and business and operations will continue as ...

Thanksgiving weather to be on par with averages

ALPENA — Residents in northern Michigan will likely need to travel in some snow if they intend to leave home for the Thanksgiving holiday. In the Alpena area, there is snow, cold and gusty wind forecasted from Wednesday through Monday, with some accumulating snow that could make roads a ...