ALPENA – The Alpena Township Board of Trustees on Monday approved a letter of understanding that assigns a county-owned emergency generator to the township for backup power during outages and disasters. The agreement is between the Charter Township of Alpena and the County of Alpena ...
ALPENA – September finished slightly warmer and noticeably drier than normal across Alpena County, with one daily rainfall record and a dry stretch through much of the second half of the month, according to the National Weather Service. The county’s average temperature for the month was ...
HARRISVILLE — Sabrina Horton, 23, was put on house arrest and had her bond amended on Wednesday in the 23rd Circuit Court in Alcona. Horton was originally arraigned and charged with first degree child abuse on Jan.12, but that charge was dismissed. She pleaded guilty to charges of using ...
ALPENA — Mariah Seguin, an Alpena resident and social worker, was named the chair of the annual Zonta Walks for Women event, which will take place tomorrow at the Great Lakes Heritage Center. The event honors those who have had breast cancer, while also spreading awareness of early ...
MICHIGAN — The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved special contracts on Thursday between DTE Electric Co. and Google LLC for DTE to provide electricity for a data center in Wayne County’s Van Buren Township, according to a MPSC press release. These contracts are conditioned on mandatory protections to prevent other customers from having to bear any costs associated with the project (Case No. U-22058). The MPSC approved a primary supply agreement (PSA) governing the terms of electric service to the data center and a clean capacity accelerator agreement (CCAA) ...
LANSING – Michigan township officials are wondering about state revenue-sharing funds as local governments struggle to cover services and meet their budgets. The Michigan Townships Association supports legislation to establish a revenue-sharing trust fund and provide more consistent state ...
