ALPENA -- By the end of January, health officials reported more than 10,000 Northeast Michiganders infected or probably infected with COVID-19 since the pandemic’s start in mid-March 2020. As of Thursday, 1,029 Northeast Michiganders were actively infected with COVID-19, while about 58% of ...

ALPENA – Over the last month, local COVID-19 related emergency calls have decreased dramatically, according to Captain Andy Marceau, Alpena Fire Department community risk reduction officer. Marceau said since Jan 1, 296 calls were received and only 15 of them were for breathing issues. It ...

ALPENA — Dealing with biohazards can be a dangerous business, but it’s all in a day’s work for the nearly four dozen lab employees at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena. “That is what we signed up for,” Jon Kortman, senior technologist at the lab, said. Forty three employees work in ...

ALPENA — In an effort to help students dealing with emotional and mental issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alpena Public Schools Board of Education on Monday approved a package that includes a Social-Emotional Learning program. Social-Emotional Learning, or SEL, is a program that is ...

ALPENA — While some types of face masks and respirators offer more protection than others, mask wearing continues to be recommended for protection against COVID-19 and wearing any mask is better than no mask, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With the emergence ...

ALPENA — In the midst of a nationwide blood shortage, Northeast Michigan residents aren’t having issues getting blood, officials say. “We are having no issues providing product for our patients,” Mariflor Ramirez, lab manager at MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena, said. “Here in Alpena ...