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ALPENA — With Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary election approaching and numerous absentee ballots still outstanding, City of Alpena Clerk Anna Soik is urging residents to return their ballots promptly and to carefully navigate the primary ballot so their votes on nonpartisan millage proposals are ...

UPDATED: Animal Control gets a new officer

ALPENA — The Alpena County Sheriff’s Office hired its new Animal Control Officer this month, bringing on a local animal rehabilitator, Ashley Kolnowski, to run the law enforcement side of animal control. Kolnowski owns and operates Alpena’s Bird Center (ABC) in Ossineke. She is a ...