The recent blue skies and warm sunshine have been so welcome! Who can resist nature’s call this time of the year? Roaming the Norway Ridge trails and taking some wind-whipped jaunts along Lake Huron’s shoreline have left me feeling rejuvenated with the hope that springtime brings. ...

This year has already been full of announcements and changes downtown. Decorative Panels International, located on 86 acres adjacent to the heart of downtown with Lake Huron frontage, closed abruptly. The Bluebird Boutique closed its doors. Galley Sweet Shop was purchased and relocated. The ...

Federal regulators are considering whether to list lake sturgeon as an endangered species, with a decision expected by this summer for rare fish that dates back to prehistoric times. U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, who represents Northeast Michigan in Congress, wants to prevent ...

Alpena County staff will craft two proposed budgets for 2025, News staff writer Steve Schulwitz reported Wednesday. One budget will assume about $800,000 in revenue from a property tax increase the county will ask voters to approve in November. The other budget will not include that amount ...

I’m on vacation at my daughter’s house so I can play with her two dogs. They are the best kind of pain in the neck. Barking is a demand to be played with, and of course, I give in. I admit I am an animal nut. Nothing makes me feel happier than to have my face washed by a rough tongue; ...

A child’s early years are critical to their health, development, education, and future success. Without the proper foundation of support and care they need in those critical early years, it can have an extremely harmful ripple effect on the rest of their life. It was with that in mind that ...