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State and President Trump recognize first responders from 2025 ice storm
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ALPENA — Though Alpena County is still recovering from the 2026 ice storm, Kim Elkie, director of Alpena County Central Dispatch, recognized the efforts of public safety personnel during the 2025 ice storm at the Alpena County Board of Commissioner’s meeting on Tuesday. Elkie first ...
Multiple explosions cause concerns about gas leaks
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ALPENA — On March 16, in the morning between 7 a.m. and 8:30 a.m., an explosion occurred at the Miller Office Machines building on U.S.-23 South. There was a small fire and some smoldering at the building which took about 100 gallons of water to put out, said Alpena Township Fire Chief Tim ...
Alpena Township rejoins Michigan Township Association
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ALPENA – The Alpena Township Board of Trustees passed a resolution during Monday’s meeting to rejoin the Michigan Township Association (MTA). The township dissolved its relationship with the MTA in 2024. According to MTA’s website, the Michigan Townships Association is a nonprofit, ...
Rogers City meeting canceled
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ROGERS CITY — The regular meeting of the Rogers City Planning Commission scheduled for today at 4 p.m. has been canceled. A make-up date for the meeting was not announced. These meetings are open to the public and public comment is welcome.
Alpena Power responds to second catastrophic ice storm in less than a year
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ALPENA – To answer a wide range of questions about our successful response to the second historically catastrophic storm to hit Northern Michigan in less than a year, Alpena Power today released the following informational narrative: Beginning the morning of Sunday, March 15, and ...