Quilt Guild meeting
ALPENA - The Gone To Pieces Quilt Guilt will meet on Sept. 3 at the First United Methodist Church in Alpena at 6 p.m.. There will also be a Trunk Show featuring Alice Ridge.
Presque Isle Township Fire Department open house
PRESQUE ISLE — The Presque Isle Township Fire Department is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its reestablishment and it will host an open house on Sept. 1, from 4 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the fire station located at 24335 U.S. 23-S in Presque Isle. All members of the public are invited to attend.
Peters visits NOAA in Alpena during farewell tour
ALPENA — U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-Michigan, visited the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) on Tuesday as part of his motorcycle farewell tour across Michigan. Peters started the tour in Bay City on Monday and will conclude the tour in East Lansing on Friday. The five-day ...
Friends Together named Detroit Red Wings Charity of the Game
ALPENA — Friends Together, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing critical support, programs, and navigation services to cancer patients and their families throughout Northeast Michigan, has been selected as the official Detroit Red Wings Charity of the Game for the upcoming home ...
Corey sentenced to 70 months to 20 years for child abuse
HARRISVILLE — Nickolas Corey, 24, was sentenced to 70 months to 20 years in prison for a charge of first-degree child abuse on Tuesday in the 23rd Circuit Court in Alcona County. Corey pleaded guilty to that charge on July 28. On Tuesday, Judge Laura Frawley said that Corey had testified ...