ALPENA — A bill expanding the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) to include the defense of indigent juvenile delinquents that stalled in Michigan’s legislature is now back in discussion. The reintroduced bill is now under the names House Bill 4070 and Senate Bill 81 of 2025. ...
ALPENA — Great Lakes Great Responsibility, a nonprofit based in Alpena and dedicated to keeping the Great Lakes clean, was recently awarded $2,500 for the Shoreline Stewards: Youth-Driven Beach Cleanup Stations. This grant was awarded by the Northeast Michigan Youth Advisory Council ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the 48th in a series of stories adapted from William Kelley’s book, “Wind Socks, Grass Strips, and Tail-Draggers,” which is available for purchase at The News, 130 Park Place in downtown Alpena. Last week, Kelley flew into storms again as he left Kansas ...
Northeast Lower Peninsula Alpena: Ice remained in the harbor preventing use of the marina. Boat anglers using the river launch had success trolling from the pier head towards north shore on steelhead, Atlantic salmon, lake trout, and the occasional brown trout. Slow trolling in depths of 20 to ...
Recent actions taken by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. ALCONA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE For the week March 17 to 23, 120 complaints were handled resulting in the following: Citations Issued: 17 Arrests: 3 Domestic: 1 Operate While ...