Alex Fitzpatrick thought he’d be playing in Turkey this week. Being near the top of the leaderboard at Doral is a fine change ...

What are you grieving this morning? That was the crux of a question posed at church this past week as it got all in ...

On Tuesday, the Glik’s store in Alpena celebrated 25 years in Alpena, along with Glik’s Store Manager Joey Plowman’s 25 years ...

ALPENA – Alpena Public Schools is proud to announce that in the 2026-27 school year, we will provide new transportation ...

Dan Wahmhoff, like most of his colleagues in the Christmas tree industry, has received heavy-handed pitches from chemical ...

A couple months ago, a community member speaking to the school board during Community Comment time, referred to Sarah Costain as the school board member with the “attendance problem.” The community ...

Join us at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library (312 W Main St) for our next Make-It Monday on May 11 at 2:00 PM! Local artist Mary Cordes will lead participants in creating beautiful ...

Photo submitted by Michael Spicer An orange and pink sky peeks through the trees in this photo submitted to The News by ...

The Long Lake Improvement Association will host a meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Parker House Restaurant. The public is welcome to attend.

I never imagined that serving on a local school board would come with this much attention—but here we are. I didn’t run for ...

As we contemplate Mother’s Day we, of course, must contemplate Mary the mother of Jesus. We are mistaken if we assume that Christianity somehow owns or has authored Mary. After all she was a very ...

I had unanswered concerns about the Rain Garden’s construction, maintenance and long-range effectiveness. Others thought that it would not drain properly in floods and storms. Is it political to want ...