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Authorities talk fireworks etiquette and safety

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ALPENA — Michigan State Police (MSP) and the Alpena Fire Department remind community members to be mindful when celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks. Andy Marceau, Alpena Fire Department community risk reduction officer, explained that there haven't been any major fireworks mishaps ...

Haske bound over to circuit court on criminal sexual conduct

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ALPENA — Dustin Haske, 34, was examined Wednesday on six counts of criminal sexual conduct first degree and two counts of criminal sexual conduct third degree and bound over to the 26th Circuit Court. Each of the eight counts were specific instances that Haske allegedly had sexual ...

Push ‘em up Tony: An Alpena legend

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ALPENA — Almost every American city has a legendary eatery. Currently, across from Mich-e-ke-wis Park, at the corner of State Avenue and Mason Street, is a car wash and quick oil change complex. For the better part of the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, on this site stood a small one-story ...

Rogers City awarded grant for downtown

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ALPENA — Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced Wednesday that Rogers City was awarded grant money to develop its downtown. Kaelie Fessler, executive director of Rogers City DDA, told The News that Rogers City was awarded $15,000 to create a community space between two buildings. Rogers City ...

MiLEAP awards $16.5 million to expand pre-K education

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ALPENA — The state of Michigan continued to move toward its goal to make preschool accessible to everyone with a recent award of $16.5 million to new and expanding pre-K programs. Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) Start Up Grants from the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, ...