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Pets kept warm through local community efforts

ALPENA — Power outages across Northeast Michigan following the ice storm have caused problems not just for people, but animals too. Alpena Mayor Cindy Johnson, president of the Huron Humane Society, said that the shelter experienced difficulties from the power outages, but staff have ...

Alpena Sports Hall of Fame announces Team of the Year

ALPENA — The Alpena Sports Hall of Fame announces Alpena High School’s 1992-1993 State Champion Hockey Team as its Team of the Year. The Wildcats went 17-9-2 that season on the way to winning the program’s third state championship. The team will be honored at the Sports Hall of ...

‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ opening Thursday in Rogers City

ROGERS CITY — Rogers City Community Theatre has rescheduled the opening of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” to Thursday, due to power outages from severe weather hitting Northeast Michigan over the weekend. The show will now run for one weekend only, at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, ...

Fatal house fire on Huron Beach Road remains under investigation

On Wednesday at 2:16 a.m., the Alpena Township Fire Department was dispatched for an unknown fire on Huron Beach Road, according to a Thursday news release from the fire department. Personnel arrived to find a fully involved house fire, with complete collapse of the building. With these ...