ALPENA — On Tuesday, 56-year-old Gerald Stedman was sentenced in Alpena Circuit Court to 13.5 to 50 years in prison for setting fire to his ex-girlfriend’s house which resulted in the death of her dog. Gerald Stedman pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree arson, one count of ...

The Alpena clerk/treasurer’s office will be open on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to request and receive absentee ballots and to register to vote for the Presidential Primary Election on Feb. 27, 2024. Tax payments will also be accepted. Early voting is available from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 ...

Water safety discussion held in the evening An in-person public information forum is taking place at Alpena Community College’s VanLare Building in room 121 today, starting at 7 p.m. The discussion roundtable will have about four speakers from different departments of the government and ...

The Alpena FamilySearch Center, an organization that works to bring families together and to assist and promote family history research, is holding a free class today from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. The class is the first of an eight-week program designed to teach genealogy and family history. ...

Recent actions by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. ALPENA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE For the week of Feb.12-19: Complaints 55 Warning 29 Follow up 29 Traffic Stop 25 Assist 17 Premise Check 12 Accidents 11 Supervisor Duties ...

The Alpena County Facilities, Capital & Strategic Planning and Personnel committees will meet Thursday and both meetings are open to the public. The facilities meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and the personnel meeting is slated to start at 10:30 a.m. Both meetings will be held in ...