Presque Isle County has been given the opportunity to elect a nonpartisan judge who has experience, knowledge, compassion, and over 100 years of family roots in our county. Matt Wojda has been a personal friend of my family for over 10 years. He has unwavering commitment to the Michigan and ...

Dear editor, Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying his company’s business records to keep information from voters that he knew would harm his 2016 presidential campaign. Lying on official business filings is a serious criminal offense and another clear example ...

Now it came to pass that many have no class, just brass. As a retired widow, I’ve dealt with many groups, including students, staff, and government over the last five decades and heard it all! No computer for me, I was hacked at Alpena Public Schools and not wasting my social security on ...

Dear Editor, I’m writing in response to the letter from Molly Stepanski that was published in your paper on July 8, 2024. She stated her opinion that The Alpena News should not include a religious column, which she says is inappropriate for a community newspaper. I’d like to know why she ...

Our George Fletcher county library, a gem in our beautiful county and town, needs a closer look, there is more than meets the eye. The library board and administrative library staff are insisting on putting books that are explicitly sexual in content in the youth (6- to 12-year-old) and teen ...

Since 2021, Alpena Township Fire Chief Mark Hansen has done a tremendous job of rebuilding the Alpena Township Fire Department after the trustees failed to “contract out” fire and emergency medical services to the city. Unfortunately, the trustees continue to fail to take any action to ...