The Alpena Community College Foundation recently received a generous bequest of $250,000 from the estate of Douglas and Georgia “Lee” Kirkpatrick, according to a Feb. 27 press release. Lee Kirkpatrick was a dedicated business instructor for 20 years at ACC, retiring in 2015, and Doug ...

The Rogers City Area Schools Board of Education will meet on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Rogers City High School at 1033 West Huron Avenue. This meeting is open to the public and public comment is welcome.

Recent actions by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. ALCONA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE For the week Feb. 23 to March 2, 82 complaints were handled resulting in the following: Citations Issued: 11 Arrests: 2 Operate While Intoxicated: ...

ALPENA — Seventeen local heroes who worked together to save a Holcim employee received Life Safety Recognition awards during the Alpena Municipal Council meeting on Monday. The men are employees from the plant, the Alpena Fire Department, and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training ...

ALPENA — For the first time since 2007, the Alpena High School hockey team has advanced to the semifinals, reigniting excitement and pride in the community. With three championship titles in the program’s history — the last in 1993 — the Wildcats are determined to make this year’s ...

ALPENA — You may have heard that kids these days want to make it big by becoming Instagram influencers, Twitch streamers, or TikTokers, but is it as much of a problem as some people make it out to be, or are kids more realistic than they get credit for? According to counselors at Alpena ...