ALPENA — An early spring winter storm is expected to bring rain, wind, and ice to a large swath of Northeast Michigan through Monday morning. As of Friday afternoon, it appears Presque Isle County is in line for a significant ice event that could make travel difficult, cause power ...

ALPENA — Foreign exchange student organizations are looking for host families for next year’s students, and any family with a spare room and a lot of love could be the right fit. Host families do not have to be the idealized, two-parent married household with three teenagers, Penny ...

OSSINEKE — Hans Bloedow, 96 years old and current resident of Ossineke, has a life story most can’t imagine. His tale begins in Berlin, Germany, meanders through Europe and Canada until he landed in Alpena with a bakery and an American dream. ON THE EASTERN FRONT Bloedow was born in ...

ALPENA — A bill expanding the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) to include the defense of indigent juvenile delinquents that stalled in Michigan’s legislature is now back in discussion. The reintroduced bill is now under the names House Bill 4070 and Senate Bill 81 of 2025. ...

ALPENA — Great Lakes Great Responsibility, a nonprofit based in Alpena and dedicated to keeping the Great Lakes clean, was recently awarded $2,500 for the Shoreline Stewards: Youth-Driven Beach Cleanup Stations. This grant was awarded by the Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the 48th in a series of stories adapted from William Kelley’s book, “Wind Socks, Grass Strips, and Tail-Draggers,” which is available for purchase at The News, 130 Park Place in downtown Alpena. Last week, Kelley flew into storms again as he left Kansas ...