ALPENA — Local governments in Michigan will receive $58,228 for every licensed marijuana business that operates in their communities. On Friday, the state government announced that this year’s allocation is slightly lower than last year, but local government officials say the revenue ...

ALPENA — At its regular board meeting on Thursday night, the Alpena Community College Board of Trustees voted to rescind a Title IX policy vacated in a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Policy 7009A was approved by the ACC Board of Trustees in ...

News Photo by Darby Hinkley Students in kindergarten through 12th grade participated in the third annual Alpena Area Brick Build competition at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. Awards were presented on Saturday afternoon. The students gathered for a group photo following the awards ...

News Photo by Darby Hinkley A musician sings a Poison song while pyrotechnics go off on stage on Saturday night at the APlex in Alpena. The concert featured Armageddon, paying tribute to Def Leppard, Poison, and Ratt, playing many songs by each of those rock bands. Hundreds of people ...

ALPENA — Thunder Bay and Alpena may be covered with ice and snow, but local leaders and business owners are already gearing up for the upcoming tourism season and the return of the Viking Cruise ships Octantis and Polaris. Viking began making Alpena a part of its Great Lakes tour ...