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Nessel secures preliminary injunction protecting USDA funding

LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 attorneys general secured a preliminary injunction on Friday temporarily blocking the Trump administration from enforcing certain conditions on funding received through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, ...

LEADAIS Live coming to Alpena

ROGERS CITY - LEADAIS Live is coming to Rogers City Theater on June 18–19 at 7 p.m. This two-night leadership event brings together speakers, authors, and community voices to explore courage, communication, trust, and the human skills needed in a rapidly changing world. Gifted tickets are available for selected students, graduates, young leaders, and community members. More info and tickets at https://www.leadais.com.

Northern Michigan counties look to bring rural roads to Lansing

ALPENA — Road commissioners across Northern Michigan are deciding whether to join a new organization that wants to give rural roads more of a voice in Lansing. The Rural Roads Alliance of Michigan was started in November 2025 by three rural road commissioners from Mackinac, Isabella, and ...

Alpena County votes to cease negotiations with Blackwaters NE

ALPENA — A proposed entertainment complex and improvement project at the Alpena County Fairgrounds, which may have invested millions of dollars worth of improvements into the property, has been dismissed by commissioners. On Tuesday at the monthly Alpena County Commissioners Finance, ...

School board recall Informational session

ALPENA - Former ACC President, Dr Don Newport, at the college this Friday 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Alpena Community College in CTR 106. Dr Newport will be proving an informational session on the school board recall now in progress. 

Marine Sanctuary advisory council to meet on June 16

ALPENA - NOAA’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council will meet on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, 500 W. Fletcher Street, Alpena, Michigan. The public is invited to attend. The meeting agenda includes regular council business; a presentation by Cassandra Sadler on the Newell A. Eddy shipwreck; and updates from NOAA staff on Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary programs, upcoming events, and research. Public comment will take place at approximately 7:50 p.m. If you cannot participate in the meeting, you ...