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Alpena officials respond to ice storm

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ALPENA — Alpena County and Alcona are once again facing a long recovery after a second severe ice storm in a year devastated the Alpena area on Sunday. As of 9:24 a.m. Monday, over 83% of Alpena Power Company’s customers are without power., according to preliminary data on the utility’s ...

Thousands without power in Alpena, Alcona

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ALPENA — For the second time in less than a year, a major ice storm has ravaged portions of Northeast Michigan, knocking out power for thousands and leaving behind a trail of fallen trees and damaged property. The outage is expected to last at least several days and that timeframe could be ...

Consumers Energy moves crews, equipment into Northern Michigan

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MICHIGAN – On Monday, Consumers Energy reported in a press release that crews, equipment, and support resources were in place across Northern Michigan as communities recover from severe weather over the weekend. As of Monday, high winds were expected to continue and the company anticipated ...

Alpena Power Company power outage update

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According to a press release from Alpena Power Company (APC) on Monday, as of 5 a.m. approximately 65% of customers were without power. The release states that crews were addressing the outages and that the company had additional contract crews assisting. “This is another catastrophic ...

City asks residents keep ice storm debris on property

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ALPENA — According to the City of Alpena, due to the amount of snow ahead of the ice storm and also anticipated overnight, the City of Alpena is asking the public to keep storm debris on their property and please do not place it on the curbs. The release stated that the City Department of ...