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Local News

No paper on Monday

The News will not print an edition on Monday in honor of Presidents’ Day. Any breaking news will still be published online at TheAlpenaNews.com and The News office will be open as usual from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Publication will resume on Tuesday. Call 989-354-3111 with any questions.

Project Connect community event Saturday at AHS

ALPENA — Free community resources will be offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday during the Alpena Project Connect event hosted by the Alpena Human Services Coordinating Council. The free event at the Alpena High School Commons will feature booths from about 30 human service organizations ...

ACC trustees meeting still a go for tonight

The Alpena Community College intends to go forward with its regularly planned meeting of the board of trustees tonight at 7 p.m. in the boardroom. People who wish to take part in the meeting remotely can use the following link that will connect them to the ...

Old Man Winter not done with Alpena yet

ALPENA — People in Alpena who have put their snowblowers and shovels away, or taken the plows off their truck, may want to make them easily available and ready to put to use. A quick-hitting winter storm that began early this morning is forecasted to drop up to eight inches of snow on ...

Area roads ripe for wrecks today

ALPENA — Snow-covered and slushy roads have led to a string of car wrecks in Northeast Michigan today, including a head-on collision on U.S.-23 North near Rogers City and numerous vehicles that have slid off the roadway. The snow and poor road conditions are expected to continue until later ...