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Hillman Schools closed Monday and Tuesday due to illness

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Hillman Community Schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday due to illness. The district will be deep cleaning both buildings and will reopen Tuesday evening for basketball regionals. If your child attends CTE classes and they are not sick and you want them to attend the bus will run its ...

Alpena CRTC selected for 2026 Health Leadership Award

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ALPENA – MyMichigan Health Foundation’s Business Relations Committee selected the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC) as the recipient of the 2026 Health Leadership Award. The honor recognizes both the longstanding partnership between MyMichigan Health and the Alpena CRTC, as ...

Alpena to address potholes

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ALPENA — This winter has been exceptionally hard on the streets. Many potholes exist throughout the city. As time allows, department of public works crews will patch these potholes as best they can. However, with the cold temperatures, wet conditions, and frequent plowing this season, the ...

AHS teacher Paula Gehrke wins award from FCCLA

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Paula Gehrke, who serves as the instructor of the Alpena High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Academy and the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Alpena Chapter Advisor was awarded the Spirit of Advising Award by FCCLA. Her outstanding Alpena Chapter of ...

Henry reflects on the Wildcats’ hockey season

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ALPENA – It has been a week to the day since the Alpena Wildcats hockey team lost a heartbreaker to Traverse City Central in overtime, ending their season in the regional semi-finals. It certainly was not the end the players, coaches, and fans expected for the Wildcats, as the team came off ...

Alpena County recycling lowers cost of new facility

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ALPENA — Northeast Michigan Materials Management Authority (NMMMA) Executive Director, Bailey Barr, told The News on Thursday that the authority is still working to finalize its total project cost for the new materials recovery facility (MRF). Barr said that the authority hopes to have the ...