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DHD4 makes budget cuts, eliminating three positions

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ROGERS CITY — On Friday, the District Health Department No. 4 (DHD4) board voted to eliminate three positions and other measures to help solve its approximately $500,000 budget deficit. At their Jan. 20 regular meeting, Michelle Konwinski, DHD4 financial officer, said that DHD4 is operating ...

Beck arraigned on three new CSC fourth charges

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ROGERS CITY — Theodore Beck, 65, was arraigned in the 89th District Court on Tuesday on three new charges of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct force/coercion. Beck has already been charged with four counts of fourth degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC). He is currently on the docket in ...

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 ...