Gallup Q12 survey data shows significant progress in employee engagement at Alpena Public Schools, but improvements still need to be made in some areas. At the regular APS Board of Education meeting ...

Patrick Clancy’s interview on “60 Minutes” was among the most riveting, painful and spiritually challenging conversations I ...

Enplanements were down for the month of August, but were up 570 for the year at the Alpena County Regional Airport, according ...

Atone, America. The high holiday Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, just passed us by at sundown on Sept. 21. Our ...

The newest planting along River Street and behind PIF Cider are not fall flower beds. They are shallow basins built to catch rain and snowmelt before the water can race off pavement, into a storm ...

ALPENA—The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) recently awarded its 2026 Northeast Michigan Women’s Giving Circle (WGC) grants totaling $70,350 and covering a four-county area that ...

As we all feel the pressure of increasing costs of living, a recent poll shows that 89% of Michigan voters agree: unaffordable costs shouldn’t prevent anyone from having clean, safe drinking water.

A new policy will make it easier for Alpena Community College students to use prior apprenticeships and other certifications as college credit. Policy 4042 Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) was approved ...

On Saturday the Second Avenue Bridge will be closed to all traffic to allow for maintenance work on the bridge. This closure is expected to last (1) one day. The bridge will be open to all traffic on ...

Wildcats varsity volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to the Traverse City West (TCW) Titans on Tuesday, falling 19-25, 25-19, 18-25, 22-25 in a match that stayed tight into the fourth set. Madelynn ...

Desiree Rochet-McConnell of Hillman was named to the Dean’s List for the summer 2026 term at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six ...

Each Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Bay View Center located at 710 N 2nd Ave. in Alpena, the All Recovery Group will meet. The All Recovery Group is a peer-to-peer New Beginnings recovery group for ...