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Keeper’s House Museum seeks volunteers
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Presque Isle - From the storied bricks of the Old Lighthouse to the towering New Light and the 1905 Keeper’s House, Presque Isle stands as a crown jewel of Great Lakes maritime history. This summer, we anticipate our largest influx of visitors yet— we are ready to welcome visitors from ...
Alpena County Fair Society votes to cease negotiations with Blackwaters NE
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ALPENA — The Alpena County Fair Society and Alpena County Fairboard met on Tuesday at the Ramada Inn to present concerns members have regarding the fairboard’s rental and use agreement with Blackwaters NE. After a vote by fair society members, the fairboard chose to cease negotiations with ...
Gas prices squeeze Alpena emergency services, impact trucking companies
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ALPENA – With gasoline prices averaging just a tick under $5 a gallon in Northeast Michigan and diesel fuel hovering near $6 a gallon, local police, firefighters, and truckers are absorbing some of the steepest cost increases in recent memory. The city fleet of law enforcement vehicles puts ...
Elowski restitution amount reduced to approximately $200,000
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ALPENA — The State of Michigan Attorney Discipline Board (ADB) released a new order reducing former Attorney Michelle Elowski’s restitution from $266,091 to a total of $201,591. The order was issued on April 29. The original order of restitution and disbarment for Elowski was issued on ...
911 surcharge renewal, Alpena County voters vote ‘yes’
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ALPENA — There may not have been many of them, but the voters who did cast ballots on Tuesday made sure Alpena County 911 continues to be funded. During a special election on Tuesday, voters approved a renewal of the $3 surcharge on phonelines that helps cover the cost of 911 by a large ...