ALPENA — Nearly 2,000 voters in Alpena County didn’t cast a vote for the county’s proposed property tax increase and hundreds more didn’t vote for any of the school board candidates. Alpena County Clerk Keri Bertrand said it’s a safe bet that people who cast straight-ticket ...
ALPENA — Filming started Sunday and concludes today at the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan for the upcoming movie, “Wild Faith Christmas.” The film is a sequel to the historical fiction Civil War-era movie, “Wild Faith,” which portrays life in the 1800s in Michigan, with the ...
A 60-year-old Lachine man was arrested, arraigned, and charged with third-degree arson, arson preparing to burn property, and threats of terrorism from an incident on Nov. 1 on McKinley Street near 9th Avenue in Alpena. He is being held in the Alpena County Jail and has a $250,000 bond. If ...
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Recent actions by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. MONTMORENCY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE News Release Nov. 4, 2024 Total: 113 Alarms: 8 Animal Control: 3 Traffic Arrests: 0 OWI Arrests: 0 Drug Arrests: 0 Warrant Arrests: ...
ALPENA — Voters in Alpena County rejected a proposed property tax hike during Tuesday’s election, but didn’t go so far as to replace any of the incumbent county commissioners over their handling of the budget. The tax proposal failed by a mere 129 votes out of 15,337 votes cast, with ...