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cnelson@thealpenanews.com Courtesy Image An illustration of the coronavirus provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ALPENA — District Health Department No. 4 officials said they will no longer report the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 on the Health Department’s website after Presque Isle County commissioners questioned the accuracy of the data. During the department’s board meeting today, Presque Isle County Commissioner Carl Altman inquired about the recovery numbers and asked who determines whether a person is considered recovered. Health...

sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com ROGERS CITY — If Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends her administration’s ban on indoor dining and bar services beyond Feb.1, officials in Presque Isle County may take action to support businesses that reopen, anyway. Since November, restaurants and bars have been closed to indoor service. Whitmer last week extended the ban through Feb. 1 but said there’s a good chance the ban could be lifted then. During a county board meeting on Thursday, Commissioner Carl Altman — a Republican who owns the Night Hawk Inn in Hawks — suggested the county could draft and sign...

sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com The Presque Isle Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted against a resolution that would have thrown the board’s support behind a legislative effort to impeach Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. After listening to public comment from six residents, the commissioners voted down the resolution 3-2. Commissioners Michael Darga, Carl Altman, and John Chappa voted against the resolution, while Lee Gapczynski and Nancy Shutes voted for it. Three Republican lawmakers have introduced a resolution calling for impeachment hearings against the Democratic governor over her handling o...