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Boys and Girls Club volunteers to improve Island Park

ALPENA - The Youth Volunteer Corps of the Alpena Boys & Girls Club spent two summer days helping improve Island Park. In June the youth spread wood chips on Island trails, both helping to control erosion and improve the nature walking experience for Island visitors. In July they picked three ...

Bobolts, Phillips arraigned

ALPENA — Frederick Bobolts, 61, was arraigned Monday in the 88th District Court in Alpena for multiple domestic violence and assault charges. Bobolts is also charged with Animals-Killing/Torturing and multiple second degree and third degree child abuse charges. Bobolts appeared via Zoom ...

August declared Emergency Management Awareness Month in Michigan

LANSING - As Michigan continues to face increasingly frequent and complex disasters that require coordinated response efforts across all levels of government, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared August as Emergency Management Awareness Month. The Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and ...

Alpena council back’s Alpena’s Bird City Michigan designation

ALPENA - Alpena has been recognized as an official Bird City Michigan community, a designation celebrating its long-standing commitment to bird conservation and habitat protection after the Alpena Municipal Council approved a supporting resolution and officials worked closely with the local ...

Alpena student Cooper Bright named to 2025-26 MIAA Academic Honor Roll

ALBION - Alpena student scholar athlete Cooper Bright was included in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Academic Honor Roll for the 2025-26 year. Bright was a member of Albion's track and field teams and has now received this honor four times. The MIAA Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who maintain a 3.5 grade-point average for the academic year while earning a varsity letter in an MIAA-sponsored sport. Bright graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in psychology and a minor in educational studies with a concentration in human ...