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Thunder Bay Community Health Service names next CEO

ALPENA — The Thunder Bay Community Health Service (TBCHS) Board of Directors has appointed Douglas Kreis as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer (CEO), according to a TBCHS press release on Wednesday. This selection marks the end of a four-month selection period following the ...

Alpena County man arrested, felonious assault at car wash

ALPENA COUNTY — Kevin Worth, 51, of Alpena was arrested following an investigation into an alleged felonious assault that occurred at a local car wash in Alpena County, according to a Michigan State Police (MSP) press release on Wednesday. At approximately 7:20 p.m. on May 29, troopers from the MSP Alpena Post responded to a car wash in Alpena Township for a report of shots fired from an apartment complex, the release stated. The preliminary investigation indicated that Worth was shooting what appeared to be a pneumatic gun from the second-floor balcony towards the car ...

No plans for big data centers in Alpena County

ALPENA – Local officials say they have not been approached about building any large new data centers in the area. The community does have one smaller data center already in operation. The 1010 Technology Center on US 23 North stores computer data for local businesses, schools, and ...

Alpena County votes to cease negotiations with Blackwaters NE

ALPENA — A proposed entertainment complex and improvement project at the Alpena County Fairgrounds, which may have invested millions of dollars worth of improvements into the property, has been dismissed by commissioners. On Tuesday at the monthly Alpena County Commissioners Finance, ...

Alpena Township Planning Commission approves AAACU plan for headquarters

ALPENA – The Alpena Township Planning Commission voted Monday to approve a site plan for a proposed headquarters facility for the Alpena Alcona Area Credit Union (AAACU) at 1700 M-32 West. The project includes a major investment at the site of the former Alpena Diesel Service building and ...