Recent activity by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. MICHIGAN STATE POLICE The Michigan State Police-Alpena Post handled 82 calls for service from 4/29/19 through 5/5/19. Of the 82 calls for service, troopers made the following ...
ALPENA — By an overwhelming margin, the Alpena Public Schools’ $63 million bond proposal failed on Tuesday. The vote was rejected with 4,250 votes against and 2,549 votes for the proposal, with all precincts reporting, according to unofficial results Tuesday. That means the proposal ...
CURTIS TOWNSHIP — Residents of Alcona County’s Curtis Township on Tuesday voted to recall township Supervisor Darrell Kenyon and elect Gary Griffith to finish Kenyon’s term. Residents cast 251 votes for Griffith and 168 votes for Kenyon, according to unofficial election results. ...
ALPENA — The Alpena Downtown Development Authority board voted 6-5 Tuesday to recommend that the Alpena Municipal Council allow up to two medical marijuana provisioning centers downtown. Voting for the recommendation were board members Shawn Straley, Jeffrey Mindock, Todd Britton, Joanna ...
ALPENA — The third annual Blessing of the Bikes to benefit Hope Shores Alliance is scheduled for Saturday. Hope Shores Alliance is a nonprofit organization that provides services to men, women and children who are victims of sexual and domestic violence. Registration for the event ...
Courtesy Photo More than 40 people participated in a Community Conversations event Tuesday at the APlex to discuss how various agencies can better engage individuals with disabilities in our community and civic opportunities. The event was spearheaded by the Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona ...
Courtesy Photo Michigan State Police officers from the Alpena Post attend the 16th annual Fallen Trooper Memorial Service near Lansing on Monday. Inspector Mike Hahn and Commander Mike Caldwell of the MSP 7th District accompanied Troopers Daniel Hoffmand and Justin Clark and 1st Lt. John ...
ALPENA — The City of Alpena has made up a significant portion of its budget deficit for this fiscal year, but it will have to do so again when the new budget is adopted. On Monday, the 2019-20 budget was introduced to the Alpena Municipal Council. The budget projects a deficit of about ...
ALPENA — By an overwhelming margin, it appears voters in the Alpena Public Schools district have rejected a $63 million bond proposal for facilities upgrades. According to unofficial results and with all but two precincts reporting, the measure was rejected by 3,983 votes against to 2,397 ...
CURTIS TOWNSHIP – Residents of Curtis Township voted to recall township Supervisor Darrell Kenyon and elected Gary Griffith to finish Kenyon's term in office. Residents cast 251 votes for Griffith and 168 votes for Kenyon, according to unofficial election results posted by Alcona County ...
ALPENA — The Alpena man charged with embezzling funds during his tenure as treasurer of the Alpena County Fair Board pleaded guilty in the 26th Circuit Court on Monday. Through defense attorney Dan White, Bradley Avery pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of more than $1,000 and ...
ALPENA — A Hillman man accused of having sexual contact with a young girl over a period of eight years was sentenced Monday to five to 15 years in state prison after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct against a minor. Justin Berg, 21, gave a brief ...
ALPENA — Former Alpena Public Schools teacher Heather Winfield appeared briefly in court Monday as her trial on sexual assault charges was scheduled and her attorney planned to challenge the circuit court case. Winfield is accused of having sex with one of her students. The News does not ...
HARRISVILLE — A revival of the Alcona County Economic Development Corp. is in the works. County Commissioner Dan Gauthier brought forward the idea of reviving the EDC. Gauthier told commissioners he had discussed the idea with county board ...
Recent activity by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. MONTMORENCY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Total: 101 Alarms: 0 Animal Control: 15 Traffic Arrests: 4 OWI Arrests: 1 Drug Arrests: 0 Warrant Arrests: 1 Animal/Vehicle Crashes: ...
Courtesy Photo From left to right, Matt O’Connor, of Bedrock Excavating, Jerry Tracey, of mBank, Gary Dawley, of the Besser Foundation, Amanda Kish, of Bedrock Excavating, Jackie Krawczak, of the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce, Dave Szydlowski, CEO of the North Eastern Michigan ...
ALPENA – The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved Consumers Energy’s new contract woodburning power plants in Northeast Michigan, but the commission still holds the future of a second Northeast Michigan plant in its hands. If things don’t go according to plan, there are ...
ALPENA — Winter is a great time to feed birds. Spring, not so much, according to Shelby Hiestand, Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist for Presque Isle, Montmorency, and Alpena counties. Each spring, when the world is waking up, Hiestand gets multiple phone calls ...
ALPENA — A vote on Tuesday will determine the future of Alpena Public Schools and its facilities. The district is asking voters for permission to sell $63 million in bonds for major facilities upgrades, to be repaid over the next 25 years by increased property taxes. Voters will not ...
ALPENA — The Lupus Foundation of America estimates there are 1.5 million people in the United States that suffer from the autoimmune disease, which can have a dramatic impact on the health and livelihood of the people who are being treated for it. On Sunday more than 30 people came ...