Significant progress made in employee engagement across APS
ALPENA — Gallup Q12 survey data shows significant progress in employee engagement at Alpena Public Schools, but improvements still need to be made in some areas. At the regular APS Board of Education meeting on Monday, Cheryl Kuch, senior consultant for HR solutions at Rehmann, presented ...
Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan awards annual women's Giving Circle Grants
ALPENA—The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) recently awarded its 2026 Northeast Michigan Women’s Giving Circle (WGC) grants totaling $70,350 and covering a four-county area that includes Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, and Presque Isle Counties. These grants are awarded for ...
State Forest Management Plan revisions open for public review
LANSING - Michigan’s latest 10-year State Forest Management Plan was almost complete when a massive ice storm happened in March 2025, snapping trees and downing limbs across the northern Lower Peninsula. The resulting devastation sent foresters back to the woods to reevaluate the plan and ...
Peters calls for action to clean up toxic chemicals
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) released a video statement during Michigan PFAS Awareness Week calling for continued action to address toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Commonly known as “forever chemicals,” PFAS contamination has harmed communities, ...