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ALPENA If you happen to hear that Aaron Tippin is coming to Alpena in March, “There Ain’t Nothin’ Wrong with the Radio.” The national country star ....
ALPENA Usage at the Plaza Pool is up this year compared to the same time period last year, according to local officials. Still, the aging pool, which turn ....
ALPENA New Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Educational Service District Board of Education members Steve Genschaw and Stephanie Couture are both looking to bring ....
sschulwitz@thealpenanews.com News Photo by Steve Schulwitz Northern Lights Arena employee Jessica Sandahl sharpens an ice skate at the rink on Tuesday. Alpena County, which owns the arena, is preparing to seek proposals to find a new arena management group. ALPENA The Alpena County Board of Commissioners has started looking for a new management group to take over operations at the county-owned Northern Lights Arena. The current management group, the Northern Lights Arena-Community, has informed the county that it intends to step away from its current lease, which includes a 90-day escape clause. The NLA-C leases the arena from the county for $1 a year, and pays for operations and pays toward county bond debt with revenue from ice rentals and other income. The management group keeps any profit. ....