Photo by Sonie Rousseau A snowy owl sits in a tree in Alpena. This photo was captured by Sonie Rousseau and submitted to The ...

On Jan. 6, the City of Alpena Election Commission voted to permanently consolidate precincts, as allowed under Michigan Election Law. Prior to consolidation, there were five precincts and three ...

The Hillman varsity girls basketball team faced a tough North Star League challenge on Thursday night, falling to the AuGres-Sims Wolverines by the final score of 38-56. Despite a spirited effort on ...

Have you ever heard people announce how joining a gym or taking a class or going to prison helped turn their life around 360 degrees? Or testifying in church about their 360-degree change that came ...

The Alpena Wildcats girl’s basketball team lost to Traverse City Central 69-31 on Thursday. Alpena guard Emma Darga got the offense going for the Wildcats early in the game with a tough put back off ...

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” Americans call the game soccer; the rest of the world calls it football. The World Cup Football games will be held in 2026 in ...

Each quarter, the Kiwanis Club of Alpena strives to recognize and honor a person in the local community who it feels clearly represents the traits and ideals of membership in Kiwanis. According to ...

What follows below is an excerpt from Judd Garrett’s 1/25/26 essay ‘Epicenter of Corruption’ from the blog Objectivity is the Objective. I edited it only to fit the space allowed by the News. ‘The ...

The Alpena Lions Club hosted its first potluck evening meeting Tuesday night at the Alpena Senior Center. The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. and was followed by a potluck dinner. Topics ...

MI, ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Elissa Slotkin, D-MI, are demanding that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem testify before ...

Since his appointment to the president’s seat, School Board President, Eric Lawson, has tried a variety of strong-arm tactics meant to suppress public comment at school board meetings. First he ...

As January comes to a close, the next big celebration Alpena residents can look forward to is the annual Alpena Ice Festival on Saturday, Feb. 21. Anne Gentry, Alpena Downtown Development Authority ...