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APS, bus drivers reach new deal

Alpena Public Schools has reached an agreement with the union representing its bus drivers and bus attendants and the district’s board approved the deal on Monday. The contract runs until June 30, 2027 and includes annual pay increases, the addition of a health savings account match, and ...

ACC aligns spring break with K-12 schools

Alpena Community College officials have finalized a 2026 spring break calendar that aligns with K-12 school districts across the region to help dual-enrolled and early college students keep up with their high school and college work while still being able to enjoy time off for spring ...

Landlord pleads guilty to COVID fraud

A Cheboygan County landlord, Mitchell James, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the state’s COVID Emergency Rental Assistance program, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority said in a news release. MSHDA and the Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Office spent nearly three years ...

Hoitenga wants a hearing on appointments

State Sen. Michele Hoitenga, R-Manton, who represents Northeast Michigan in the state Senate, on Wednesday called on the state Senate majority leader to hold a public hearing to gather information on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s recent appointments to the state’s Natural Resources ...

Cavitt to serve on spending panel

State House Speaker Matt Hall, R-Richland, has named state Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, who represents Northeast Michigan in the state House, as a member of the state House Appropriations Committee, as chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and ...