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Area residents share concerns with U.S. Senate candidate El-Sayed

ALPENA — Alpena area citizens said some of their biggest concerns this election season is affordability, school funding, healthcare, and more during a political rally for United States Senator candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Alpena on Saturday. “I personally have issues finding reasonably ...

Quilt Guild to meet Thursday

ALPENA — On Monday, the Gone To Pieces Quilt Guild announced it is having its monthly meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Alpena.

America at 250: Chaos in the run-up to Civil War

Editor’s note: Information on the Civil War is well-known, but what about some of the factors that led to its start? This week, we examine some of those issues and how, after years of growing tensions, the nation went to war with itself. By ROSS GALLABRESE (Steubenville) Herald-Star The ...

Two Onaway people arrested following a narcotics search warrant

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY - Following an investigation by the Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement (SANE), Bryan Tucker, 33, and Andrea Walsh, 39, both of Onaway, were arrested on May 27 on drug-related charges after the execution of a search warrant. On May 27, detectives executed a search warrant at ...

DNR urges caution as fire danger rises across northern Michigan

LANSING - With dry weather conditions persisting across the state, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is urging residents and visitors to use extreme caution with any outdoor activity that could spark a wildfire in the northern Lower Peninsula and throughout the Upper ...

Recreational dive fatality under investigation near Cedarville shipwreck

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY - The Cheboygan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal diving incident that occurred on May 29, 2026, at approximately 10:15 a.m. near the Cedarville shipwreck site in northern Lake Huron waters. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 62-year-old male from Sylvania, Ohio, who was an experienced recreational diver, experienced an emergency while participating in a scheduled dive at the wreck site. The diver was accompanied by several other experienced divers who immediately initiated lifesaving efforts and assisted emergency responders upon returning to ...