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52 troopers graduate from MSP 147th Recruit School

Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 52 state troopers who graduated Thursday from the 147th Trooper Recruit School, according to a press release from the Michigan State Police. The 147th Trooper Recruit School began on July 7 at the MSP Training Academy in Lansing. ...

Holiday parade entry deadline Monday; parade is Nov. 29

ALPENA — If you are planning to have a float or entry in this year’s Bolenz Jewelry Holiday Parade, make sure to get your forms into the Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce office before 5 p.m. on Monday. The parade will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29. As always, a Christmas/holiday ...

November is Diabetes Awareness Month

According to the American Diabetes Association, nationwide over 38 million Americans have diabetes with nearly 98 million exhibiting prediabetes. The ADA notes that over the past 20 years, the number of people diagnosed with diabetes has more than doubled. WHAT IS DIABETES? The Mayo ...

All Saints students receive handmade Reading Bears

ALPENA — Twenty-six Title I students at All Saints Catholic School now have unique handmade Reading Bears, thanks to the sewing skills and effort of volunteer Margaret Henschel. Each student in Melodee Marceau’s Title I classroom first colored a picture of a teddy bear, then Marceau ...