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Boys & Girls Club of Alpena hosts opening ceremony for upgraded facility
ALPENA COUNTY, Mich. -- After years of construction, the Boys & Girls Club of Alpena cut the ribbon on its new multimillion dollar facility earlier this week. According to a board member, the new facility on Miller Street tripled the square footage of the old club and has allowed them to serve nearly double the members they were serving before.
Softball Game Recap: Alpena Comes Up Short
After flying high against Tawas Area last Wednesday, Alpena came back down to earth. The Alpena Wildcats wound up with the same score they had in their last game (11-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against Gaylord recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Alpena Man Charged With Assaulting A Woman And Trying To Prevent Her 911 Call
On Tuesday, May 9th, around 8am, Troopers from the Michigan State Alpena Post were called to the scene of an alleged domestic assault in Alpena at a residence on Michigan avenue. According to Michigan State Police, their troopers witnessed a pickup truck leaving the scene as they arrived. The vehicle...
Commentary: Keeping Szymoniak in charge of Onaway football would have been right move
A few months ago, during basketball season, I was present inside Onaway's gymnasium. While there, I ran into a fellow sports journalist, the Presque Isle Advance’s Pete Jakey. We shared the normal chats about football, baseball, a little sports gambling, and the teams we were covering. Then he made a comment about...
Softball Game Preview: Hillman on Home-Turf
Hillman is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Johannesburg-Lewiston is on a 12-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Hillman Tigers will take on the Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Rise outlast top-seeded Atlanta in five-set thriller, advance to PVF Championship match
OMAHA -- Seeds are just a number, right?. In the first-ever semifinal in the history of the Pro Volleyball Federation, the four-seeded Grand Rapids Rise upset the Atlanta Vibe, the no. 1 seed, in five sets (25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 23-25, 15-8) to advance to the championship match. “That was tremendous...
Economic Development Coordinator Speaks About the Future of Housing in Alpena
Individuals and families trying to find housing in northeast Michigan know there are a myriad of challenges with our housing market for both renters and potential homebuyers. The stock of affordable housing in Alpena has dwindled due to many factors, “so currently my team and I are partnering with a great organization like Habitat, and we’re going to be building ten homes in five counties of northeastern Michigan,” Economic Development Coordinator, Lenny Avery said.
Groups to promote bike trail in Pigeon River Country forest
GAYLORD — A new partnership between the Top of Michigan Trails Council and the Friends of the High Country Pathway aims to increase awareness of the High Country Pathway, an 82-mile trail system that cuts through the heart of the Pigeon River Country in Montmorency and Otsego counties. The...
ALDI, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Hampton Inn Coming to Alpena Soon
Alpena has some new businesses coming to town. “We have some ongoing projects that are looking to come to fruition. The first of them is out on the thirty-two corridor, one being ALDI’s. ALDI’s is getting to the point they’ve just announced that they are having a grand opening. I believe it to be June 6th. So, there will be another grocer introduced into our community,” Alpena Township Supervisor, Nathan Skibbe said.
160 Students Walk In ACC’s 70th Commencement Ceremony With Record Breaking Crowd Attendance
Alpena Community College held its 70th commencement ceremony Thursday, May 9th in Park Arena. “We had a record crowd, and park arena was absolutely packed. And the overflow room, Granum theater was packed as well, where we live streamed. We had it was just a wonderful night. We had a jumbotron so people could see, the sound was good. Ethusiasm, it’s just, it’s just a great night, you know?” said Don MacMaster, President of Alpena Community College.
Onaway baseball, softball battle hard at Grayling; Mackinaw City, Pellston teams also split
GRAYLING – The Onaway baseball team earned a split with Grayling by picking up a 7-4 victory in a non-conference doubleheader on Tuesday. The Cardinals (12-7) received a pitching win from Austin Veal, who struck out 12, allowed six hits and walked three in six innings of game one.
Months after deadly accident, two people are charged in MSP trooper's death
SAGINAW, Mich. (WJRT) - More than three months after a Michigan State Police trooper was killed in the line of duty, two people face criminal charges in connection with his death. In late January, 39-year-old Joel Popp lost his life when he was hit by a vehicle on I-75. The...
Two Contractors Battle Out the Bid at Alpena City Council Meeting
In the last city council meeting, tensions were running high as two local contractors were bidding on the same street project in Alpena. “There is some local roadwork that will be starting soon. Near downtown, it will be our Second Avenue project and that’s goes from Fletcher to Hueber Street. And that is a project that’s been long coming. It’s water and sewer, street curb lines, drainage, everything. It’s a big project. It affects a lot of people, but it’s been spent needed for quite some time.” Alpena City Engineer, Stephen Shultz said.
Alpena High School Awards Top Performing Students In Career And Technical Education Programs
Alpena high school had an awards banquet to honor the top performing students in their career and technical education programs. “The students that were the top in each one of the 11 programs received a congratulatory gift from a local business and industry, as well as a medal and certificate and a laser engraved CTE mug” said Ron Worth, CTE work based learning coordinator at Alpena Public Schools.
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