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This collage of News archive photos shows, in the background, firefighters battling the John A. Lau blaze in July, and, foreground, from left to right, Style Wherehouse owner Jessica Krueger in June after J.C. Penney announced its closure, Alpena nurse Katherine Watts in May while helping the coronavirus fight in Detroit, and Lucas Moquin, then artistic director of Thunder Bay Theatre, after examining damage to the theater from the adjacent fire at John A. Lau.
ALPENA When this year’s New Year’s revelers belt out “Auld Lang Syne,” they’ll gladly call 2020 an old acquaintance best never brought to mind.
Terry King
ALPENA Alpena County has agreed to pay former undersheriff Terry King $125,000 to settle a 16-month-old lawsuit in which King said he was wrongfully forced out of a job, according to a copy of the agreement obtained by The News.
The county is responsible for $25,000. Its insurance company will cover the balance.
In exchange for the payment, King said he will never seek employment with the county again. The deal does not forbid King from running for office.
King could not be reached for comment on this story.
The agreement acquits the county and Alpena County Sheriff Steve Kieliszewski of any wrongdoing and says neither party shall be deemed a prevailing party.