ALPENA — Following a monthly board meeting, all previous staff members have resigned from the Art in the Loft. Board members are in the process of restructuring and moving forward as an organization following financial challenges threatening the future of the arts nonprofit. Kendra Neumann, ...
LANSING — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer approved nearly $7 million in assistance for communities impacted by spring and winter storms, flooding, tornadoes, and a water main break, according to a press release from Whitmer’s office on Thursday. The reimbursement funds have been made ...
ALPENA – Voters across Alpena County will have two main ways to cast a ballot before Election Day on Nov. 3: in-person early voting at a single county site and no-excuse absentee voting by mail or drop-off, Alpena Township Clerk Michele Palevich said. In-person early voting begins ...
ALPENA — Conservation nonprofit Huron Pines and the City of Alpena are breaking ground on two new rain gardens in the downtown area, the latest in a slate of community-chosen infrastructure projects and shoreline improvements that are capturing stormwater runoff, restoring natural habitats ...
MICHIGAN — The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced today that it has rescheduled its public hearing workshop in Detroit, previously postponed due to severe weather, to Nov. 17, according to an MPSC press release on Thursday. The workshop will focus on energy affordability as the commission works to reduce the number of households with unsustainable energy burdens. The Detroit event will take place from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Durfee Innovation Society on the city’s near west side, according to the release. The workshop is intended for ...
ALPENA — Preliminary examinations for Benjamin Mckinnon, 46, and Heather Phillips, 42, were both adjourned on Wednesday in the 88th District Court in Alpena. Mckinnon is charged with five weapons felonies and four controlled substance possession felonies. He was given a $50,000 cash/surety bond Phillips is charged with controlled substance possession (narcotic/cocaine) less than 25 grams and controlled substance – maintaining a drug house. She was given a $10,000 personal recognizance bond. Phillips’ preliminary examination was rescheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 29. ...
