The total cost of the May special election for the city and county of Alpena and all townships was over $40,000.

Michigan will lift all indoor capacity restrictions and mask requirements next week, 10 days sooner than planned amid vaccinations and plummeting COVID-19 infections.

The Salvation Army of Alpena will be feeding children this summer, in cooperation with Michigan State University Extension and its Meet Up and Eat Up program.

Police officials say that since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been “an alarming rise in speeding and fatal crashes.”

Alpena County has a little more than $8.1 million in its Tax Revolving Fund.

Officials with the Charter Township of Alpena are ready to face their constituents over a proposal to give up operations of their fire department to the City of Alpena.

An Alpena man who has previously been sentenced to prison for assaulting a woman now stands accused of assaulting his girlfriend.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking lawmakers to reinstate certain employers’ ability to hire new workers who, while working, would still get a $300-a-week unemployment benefit into early September.

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer has proposed spending nearly $106 million to modernize women’s facilities used by the Michigan Army National Guard, to address alleged inequities that exist in the spaces provided to the state’s female service members.

At least one administrator at Alpena Public Schools is pleased with the rollout of this year’s summer school program, but begrudgingly admits she wishes more kids were taking advantage of the opportunities.

Deputies with the Alcona County Sheriff’s Office responded to a number of serious complaints over the week, including an overdose, a suicidal person and domestic violence.