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POLICE BLOTTER: Alcona deputies handle 101 complaints

Recent actions by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. ALCONA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE For the week Nov. 4-10, 101 complaints were handled resulting in the following: Citations Issued 9 Arrests 1 Warrant Arrests 1 Car/Deer ...

WXTF radio celebrates anniversary, expands audience reach

ALPENA — For the last decade, the local radio station WXTF-LP in the Harrisville area has been a source of music, news, and information for residents in the area and now, around the globe. The small radio station, which is owned and operated by the Alcona Music Project, which is a ...

Veteran Precour volunteers for Hospice, helping other veterans

ALPENA — Vietnam veteran Stephen Precour has been volunteering with the veterans-to-veterans program through Hospice of Michigan for two years, and he said it is very rewarding. Precour, of Alpena, served as an E5 sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War in 1967 and 1968. At 77 ...

A Veteran who served with inspiring leaders

Across America’s states and territories, there are over 18 million living veterans. In Michigan, I am one of the state’s 582,000-plus women and men who served. I was fortunate to have a great tour of duty. It began at the U.S. Navy’s Great Lakes Training Center when I was in ...