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Home care nurses face obstacles

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ALPENA — MyMichigan Home Care Northern Michigan was greatly affected by the recent ice storm that presented the nursing staff with many challenges. The home care program relied on their sister branch in Midland to keep communication between staff and patients accessible despite power ...

Merchant’s Building shelter continues to serve community

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ALPENA — The Merchant’s Building at the Alpena County Fairgrounds has been one of many necessary warming shelters for individuals who are still without power in Alpena County and surrounding areas. The shelter is not only providing food and shelter for the community, but the shelter is ...

Cole Veeren starts Hillman-based Mitten Liquidation business

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ALPENA — At the beginning of this year, Cole Veeren started a business venture with his family that many may wonder at — pallet liquidation. Veeren buys truckloads of pallets. The pallets are typically made up of overstocked or returned items from retail chains like Amazon, Target, and ...

Special Olympics honors Pizza Hut for fundraising efforts

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ALPENA — Representatives from Special Olympics Michigan Area 3 recently presented a plaque of appreciation to Pizza Hut of Alpena for their support in hosting a fundraiser on March 18 to benefit Special Olympics. The March 18 fundraiser allowed Special Olympics athletes to act as servers to ...

Ice storm cleanup starts

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The Alpena Department of Public Works crews are actively cleaning up roadside brush, the city said in a recent press release. If citizens have brush on their property, place it in the area between the sidewalk and the street with all brush stacked with the cut edge facing the street. The ...