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ALPENA — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority have launched a program called Good Housin
Starting next week, the greatest focus of DHD4’s efforts will be high priority community groups and those in congregate settings.
sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com Courtesy Image An illustration of the coronavirus provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ALPENA — A pair of variants of the COVID-19 virus are becoming more common in Northeast Michigan, and residents are urged to continue to act diligently to help limit their spread. In a press release today, District Health Department No. 4 announced there were 14 confirmed infections of the B.1.429 strain, and a single infection of the B.1.427 in the three-county region it oversees. The two variants are also known as the California variants, as tha...
jriddle@thealpenanews.com News Photo by Julie Riddle Alpena County Emergency Services Coordinator Mark Hall walks through the Emergency Operations Center at the Alpena County Central Dispatch building in March. ALPENA — There were too many people to list, they said. The people who led Alpena County’s charge in the war against the coronavirus spoke fervently, stories tumbling and blending as they described the systematic whirlwind that was the past 12 months. Name after name slipped from their lips, list upon list of local residents who played a role in silently, selflessly, keeping Apena ...
jriddle@thealpenanews.com Courtesy Image An illustration of the coronavirus provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ALPENA — Walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations will be available 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Alpena Mall for anyone aged 60 or older having trouble registering for a vaccination, health officials announced Tuesday. Moderna vaccinations will be available on a first come, first served basis to 200 residents of Alpena, Cheboygan, Montmorency or Presque Isle counties, according to Devin Spivey, epidemiologist for District Health Departments No. 2 and 4. Public...