ALPENA — Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary’s Third-grade Get Into Your Sanctuary program recently won the Sea to Shining Sea Award for Excellence in Interpretation and Education. TBNMS Stewardship and Education Specialist Daniel Moffatt received the award at the National Association ...

ALPENA — Santa Claus is coming to town! Jolly Old Saint Nick will be chauffered around Alpena on a city fire truck starting at 6 p.m. tonight, and again at 6 p.m. on Sunday and Monday. He will be waving to residents and spreading Christmas cheer as he passes through each neighborhood in ...

ALPENA —The Alpena High School Wildcats faced Traverse City West in a competitive match on Friday night, ultimately losing 63-48. Seniors Oliver Duthler and Connor Cameron, along with sophomore Eddie Prue, led Alpena in scoring. Duthler contributed 16 points, Cameron added 11, and Prue ...

The Hillman High School boys basketball team took a tough road loss at Charlton Heston Academy, 50-36. Hillman outscored Charlton Heston in the third quarter and cut the academy’s lead to seven points in the fourth, but would ultimately have to begin to foul Charlton Heston and the ...

ALPENA — The Michigan State Police has named 1st Lt. Anthony Utt as commander of its Alpena Post. Utt will take the helm effective Sunday. He replaces 1st Lt. John Grimshaw, who retired last month after 30 years with the State Police, including nine years as Alpena Post commander. A ...