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Gone To Pieces Quilt Guild meeting on Thursday

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The Gone To Pieces Quilt Guild will host its monthly meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Alpena. The group follows the school closing schedules so if there is no school then the meeting will be cancelled.

Local donation provides comfort and choice for cancer patients

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ALPENA — Locally owned Choucas Hats, a business specializing in the production of active head- and neckwear, donated 40 hats to the Alpena Cancer Center, according to a MyMichigan Health press release on Monday. The release stated that the delivery was made by business owner and creative ...

Harimoto pleads guilty to CSC fourth, bond revoked

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ROGERS CITY — Alex Harimoto, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) on Monday in the 53rd Circuit Court in Presque Isle County. Judge Aaron Gauthier revoked Harimoto’s bond and he was taken into the custody of the Presque Isle County Sheriff’s ...

Business Expo and book sale on Saturday

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ALPENA — The Alpena News will host its annual Business Expo alongside the Kiwanis Club of Alpena’s annual Book Sale on Saturday at the APlex. The expo runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and gives local businesses an opportunity to share their products and services with attendees. The expo ...

Huron Humane Society requests additional funds from Alpena

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ALPENA – The Huron Humane Society housed fewer animals last year than in 2024, but the cost of operations increased due to the increase in minimum wage and the new earned Sicktime Act (ESTA). Currently, the annual service contract between HHS and the City of Alpena is for $22,500, but the ...

Whitmer and MiLEAP celebrate five years of Michigan Reconnect

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LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) today celebrated the fifth anniversary of Michigan Reconnect, the state’s tuition-free community college program for adults. The milestone highlights the program’s ...