Alex Fitzpatrick thought he’d be playing in Turkey this week. Being near the top of the leaderboard at Doral is a fine change ...

A couple months ago, a community member speaking to the school board during Community Comment time, referred to Sarah Costain as the school board member with the “attendance problem.” The community ...

I had unanswered concerns about the Rain Garden’s construction, maintenance and long-range effectiveness. Others thought that it would not drain properly in floods and storms. Is it political to want ...

ALPENA – Alpena Public Schools is proud to announce that in the 2026-27 school year, we will provide new transportation ...

As we contemplate Mother’s Day we, of course, must contemplate Mary the mother of Jesus. We are mistaken if we assume that Christianity somehow owns or has authored Mary. After all she was a very ...

I never imagined that serving on a local school board would come with this much attention—but here we are. I didn’t run for ...

Photo submitted by Michael Spicer An orange and pink sky peeks through the trees in this photo submitted to The News by ...

On Tuesday, the Glik’s store in Alpena celebrated 25 years in Alpena, along with Glik’s Store Manager Joey Plowman’s 25 years ...

Join us at the Harrisville branch of the Alcona County Library (312 W Main St) for our next Make-It Monday on May 11 at 2:00 PM! Local artist Mary Cordes will lead participants in creating beautiful ...

Dan Wahmhoff, like most of his colleagues in the Christmas tree industry, has received heavy-handed pitches from chemical ...

I wanted to take a moment to thank the Alpena school board for what they’ve been accomplishing. Over the past several months, there has been no shortage of criticism and negative commentary, much of ...

The future of the Alpena County Fairgrounds has dominated local conversation in recent weeks, and for good reason: there’s a ...