PREP ROUNDUP: Hillman heads to district final
Hillman’s boys basketball team advanced to its fourth-straight District Final defeating Posen 64-57 on Wednesday. Hillman led from start to finish compounding ...
Wildcats hockey beats Gladwin 5-1, advances to the quarterfinals against Petoskey
ALPENA — The Alpena Wildcats hockey team secured a decisive 5-1 victory over the Gladwin Flyers on Wednesday, advancing to the quarterfinals in ...
Building social capital
In the last week, I have had four separate conversations about finding and making friends here in Alpena. Across ages and professions, these four individuals talked ...
Agenda out of touch with Northern MI
Working in Lansing is about listening. Each day, I listen to the amazing people I represent across Northern Michigan. I strive to learn about ...
Protect funding, staffing to support farmers
Look, farming is tough enough without the government making it harder. There’s a program that’s been around since 1996 that is helping farmers and landowners ...
Rain garden at AHS could be beneficial
I was thrilled when I heard about a possible rain garden at Alpena High School. The rain garden would be installed in the unused gravel portion ...
Michigan agrees to multiyear contract extension with coach Dusty May during successful debut season
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan announced a multiyear contract extension for Dusty May a couple hours before No. 14 Michigan ...
No. 14 Michigan State beats No. 12 Michigan 75-62 to take first place in Big Ten
Tom Izzo ties Bob Knight's Big Ten record, leading Michigan State to win No. 353 in conference play
Michigan Gov. Whitmer agrees to limit wages for tipped workers amid minimum wage hike
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Minimum-wage workers in Michigan started getting a pay raise Friday as Democratic Gov. Gretchen ...