https://www.wcmu.org/tags/alpena Alpena en-US Copyright Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:46:18 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-10/artemis-ii-astronauts-will-be-welcomed-back-to-earth-by-northern-michigan-man A US Navy Hospital Corpsman from the northeast town of Atlanta will be one of the first faces the crew of the Artemis II sees after splashdown. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:46:18 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-04-10/artemis-ii-astronauts-will-be-welcomed-back-to-earth-by-northern-michigan-man Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-02-16/new-housing-organization-looks-to-bring-homes-to-northeast-michigan The Lake Huron Regional Development Corporation is a new nonprofit looking to create single-family housing to northeast Michigan. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-02-16/new-housing-organization-looks-to-bring-homes-to-northeast-michigan Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-14/how-a-garden-can-help-reduce-contamination-in-thunder-bay The city of Alpena's upcoming rain garden will collect water runoff instead of having it run into storm drains or the nearby Thunder Bay, which the city uses as a source of drinking water. Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:32:22 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-14/how-a-garden-can-help-reduce-contamination-in-thunder-bay Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-03/veterans-dive-into-healing-through-underwater-therapy-at-thunder-bay-marine-sanctuary Warfighter Scuba takes 3 veterans into the depths of Lake Huron to tackle mental and physical health issues Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:10:08 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-09-03/veterans-dive-into-healing-through-underwater-therapy-at-thunder-bay-marine-sanctuary Tina Sawyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-05/the-alpena-news-celebrates-126-years-of-printing-its-own-paper Over the past two decades, newspapers have started to outsource their printing to cut down on costs. After 126 years, The Alpena News continues to print in-house. Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:45:07 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-05/the-alpena-news-celebrates-126-years-of-printing-its-own-paper Blace Carpenter https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-25/silent-swarm-returns-to-alpena-with-new-tech-and-old-battles Silent Swarm is an annual Navy-led exercise that experiments with new electromagnetic equipment through a simulation of old war missions. This year, they chose to recreate parts of the War of 1812 and tested new satellites, radios and navigation systems. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:36:05 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-25/silent-swarm-returns-to-alpena-with-new-tech-and-old-battles Blace Carpenter https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-26/downtown-alpena-will-be-added-to-national-register-of-historic-places The new honorary title will give city officials funding opportunities to help preserve some of the city's more than 100-year-old buildings. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 02:46:33 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-06-26/downtown-alpena-will-be-added-to-national-register-of-historic-places Blace Carpenter https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-06/future-unclear-for-shared-emergency-manager-in-two-northern-michigan-counties Weeks before the ice storm pummeled Alpena and Montmorency counties in late March, local officials were discussing sharing an emergency manager. Now, it's uncertain if the proposal will go into effect. Tue, 06 May 2025 21:18:16 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-05-06/future-unclear-for-shared-emergency-manager-in-two-northern-michigan-counties Alvin (AJ) Jones, Rick Brewer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-04-24/alpena-community-college-set-to-host-the-college-lineman-rodeo Alpena Community College will be hosting this year's College Lineman Rodeo on Friday, where 55 students from across the country will compete in utility worker tasks. There will be two climbing events, a ground repair and a timed multiple-choice exam. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-04-24/alpena-community-college-set-to-host-the-college-lineman-rodeo Blace Carpenter https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-04-14/as-alpena-recovers-it-may-take-residents-helping-each-other-to-muster-the-next-storm As restoration efforts continue, the next storm system could take Alpena community back to 'square one'. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:18:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-04-14/as-alpena-recovers-it-may-take-residents-helping-each-other-to-muster-the-next-storm Tina Sawyer