ALPENA – Memorial Day weekend is here in Northern Michigan and local families will gather not just to welcome summer but to pause and remember the brave men and women from our community who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Memorial Day honors U.S. service members who died while ...
ALPENA – The Alpena Township Board of Trustees continues to ponder what route they will take to possibly fund the township’s fire department. In recent months the board has tabled discussions multiple times regarding a proposed millage increase and a potential special assessment to allow ...
ALPENA — The 2026 Pied Piper School graduates marked the end of their time at Pied Piper in a ceremony on Thursday. The five graduates are Andrew Bruski, Emiley Gauden, Lily Snyder, Raylee Ballard, and Storm Yakes. They are graduating from the transition program that serves students ages ...
MICHIGAN — According to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office, MDOT is suspending work and lifting traffic restrictions wherever possible this holiday weekend to ease congestion and increase safety (100 out of 168 projects). According to a press release on Thursday, AAA estimates more than ...
MICHIGAN — State Senator Michele Hoitenga, R-Manton, on Wednesday voted for legislation aimed to provide more scheduling flexibility for Northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula schools affected by snowstorms and flooding earlier this year, according to a press release on Thursday. “This ...
ALPENA — Maple Ridge Township Supervisor John Male, 72, is expected to head to trial, Defense Attorney Dave Funk said at a final status conference hearing on Wednesday in the 88th District Court in Alpena. Male is charged with one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, one count ...
