ALPENA The demolition of the former Alpena County jail on Johnson Street in Alpena commenced on Monday and a plan to build a food and beverage park on the p
ALPENA Above-average snowfall in February and March helped the Alpena area end the winter season on par with the long-term average, data from the National W
The rising price of oil is also boosting the value of recycled plastic, a recycling coordinator at the Michigan State University Recycling Center said.
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ALPENA Each year, the Alpena County Board of Commissioners allocates approximately $300,000 to the Alpena County Regional Airport.
This year, it only budgeted a touch over $167,000.
If things go according to plan, that money could remain in the county’s general fund and help reduce a projected $1.2 million budget shortfall the county is facing now.
That’s because, last year, the airport was awarded nearly $18 million from the federal government’s first coronavirus relief package, which officials hope will cover the cost of operations, projects, and the payment of bond debt taken on to help pay for the construction of a new terminal at the airport.