ALPENA — Funding for two $8,000 whisper rooms was approved at the Alpena County board of commissioners Finance, Ways, and Means committee meeting last Tuesday. Whisper rooms are like old fashioned telephone booths, Alpena County Sheriff Erik Smith said, that will allow inmates to have ...
ALPENA — April 12 to 18 was National Public Safety Telecommunicators week, celebrating the unseen heroes of 911 dispatch centers across the country. At the Alpena 911 Central Dispatch, Lead Dispatcher Rory Sherwood, and dispatchers Jonathan Sanchez and Adam Lumsden, said that the best part ...
ALPENA — First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) in Alpena announced the arrival of its new settled pastor, Rev. Laura Hoffman, this month. She is the congregation’s first female pastor. Her first time leading Sunday service at UCC was yesterday. Hoffman said that it is not ...
According to an update posted to the City of Alpena Facebook page on Monday morning, the flow to the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant continues to decrease. Water usage and discharge limitations are cancelled. Thank you for your patience and cooperation over this past week’s emergency, the ...
Recent actions taken by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. ALCONA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE For the week April 6 to 12, 80 complaints were handled resulting in the following: Citations Issued: 4 Arrests: 2 Warrant Arrest: 1 Operate ...
The Rogers City Council is scheduled to meet tomorrow at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall in Rogers City.