The Alpena Area Small Urban Program Selection Committee will meet on Sept. 29, at 1:00 p.m. at the Thunder Bay Transportation Authority located at 3859 US-23 North in Alpena. The committee is made up of representatives from the City of Alpena, Alpena County Road Commission, and Thunder Bay ...
The Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance sent a letter last week to Michigan lawmakers to restore funding in the fiscal year 2026 Michigan budget for high-impact economic development and workforce programs essential to the prosperity of rural Michigan and the entire state. “Northern ...
ALPENA — Both the new restrooms at Bay View Park and the new Culligan Plaza should be complete before winter arrives, City of Alpena Engineer Steve Shultz said. A large portion of the cost of the two projects were funded with state grants, private donations, and some matching funds from the ...
ALPENA — Public comment was once again the highlight of the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education workshop meeting Monday night. Board President Eric Lawson followed through with requesting that the Alpena County Sheriff’s Office send a deputy to the meeting. Two deputies were ...
ALPENA — A number of defendants appeared in court Monday for motion day at the 26th Circuit Court in Alpena, with Judge Ed Black presiding. Dylan Taylor, 29, entered a plea deal. Taylor was charged with computers-internet communicating with another to commit a crime and accosting a child ...
ALPENA — A local doula says that doula services help expecting parents feel more confident about the birthing process and decreases the use of medications during labor. Angela Paul, owner of Angela Kristie, LLC, told The News that a doula is someone “who is there to support you through ...