The Alpena News

Montmorency police update

Recent actions taken by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. MONTMORENCY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE N…

Religious freedom means freedom for Muslim and Jewish Americans, too

Faith, Citizenship and Equal Dignity As a second-generation American, a Christian and a member of Lebanon Lutheran Church who also attends St. J…

Northern Strike sharpens aeromedical evacuation for joint operations

ALPENA – Aeromedical evacuation crews converted a C-130 Hercules from a cargo aircraft into a flying hospital on Tuesday as part of joint traini…

The normalcy of American wars

The war in Iran is unlawful and unconstitutional, but in post-World War II America, it is normal. Here is the backstory. When President Donald T…

What’s that smell? Researchers explore new ways to deter sea lamprey

Cold water rushes over gravel and stones as the river winds through forests and wetlands before joining the vast waters of the Great Lakes. Bene…

Force Blue, Gold Star family members visit marine sanctuary

ALPENA — The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary (TBNMS) hosted another veteran focused nonprofit, bringing children from Gold Star families t…

Bruce Griggs

Bruce Leonard Griggs, born May 6, 1942, died July 28, 2026. Bruce’s mother gave him roots, his father gave him wings, he was raised by his villa…

SUNRISE SIDE BULLETIN BOARD

ALL to tour Alpena Flour Mill on Friday ALPENA — The Association of Lifelong Learners will tour the old Alpena Flour Mill at 10 a.m. on Friday a…

Alpena County ponders ARPA funds for DDA expansion

ALPENA — Alpena County commissioners on Tuesday considered using some of the money the county received from the American Rescue Plan Act to help…

Alpena CRTC hosts Northern Strike exercises

ALPENA — The Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center is once again this month hosting Northern Strike exercises which see military members engag…

Winter Strike buzzes into Alpena

ALPENA — Giant propellers buzzed in the cold air, perched on the shoulders of the gray behemoth that lurked at one end of the runway. Small-cali…

SUNRISE SIDE BULLETIN BOARD

Soup, sandwich supper Friday Grace Episcopal Church soup and sandwich supper is 4 to 6 p.m. Friday with homemade soups, sandwiches, pies and des…

MERLIN SKUSE

Merlin Skuse passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at home with his family around him. He was born Merlin Thomas Skuse at home on March 12, 1927 t…

Rogers City company makes family time fun

ROGERS CITY — Family, fun, and fish — it’s all in a day’s work at Carmeuse Lime and Stone. Sunday’s wintery winds held off long enough for 39 ch…

Nordics win top spots in prestigious French cooking contest

HELSINKI (AP) — Nordic nations have swept the top four prizes at the world’s most prestigious culinary competition in France, beating Gallic gou…

Prosecutors: Belgium shooting rampage was terrorist act

BRUSSELS (AP) — The man who killed four people in the Belgian city of Liege this week carried out an act of “terrorist murder” and likely intend…

The art of taxidermy

ALPENA — An animal graveyard is the scene when you walk into Advanced Wildlife Designs, a taxidermy business in Alpena owned by Henry Kreger who…

Hungary: Protesters rally in defense of university, NGOs

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched Sunday in downtown Budapest, calling on Hungary’s government to repeal legal amendments…