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Construction work ongoing for Little Trout Solar Project near Rogers City
PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Eight-hundred acres of land near Rogers City is bustling with work as DTE begins installing thousands of solar panels. At the Little Trout Solar Project in Presque Isle County, 300 DTE workers have been here since groundbreaking in April. And they've already installed some...
Little Trout Solar Farm’s DTE Energy project in Presque Isle continues
HAWKS — Bulldozers rumble and shutter on gravel paths, contrasting with the rolling green hills on the left side of the trail. Rows of metal poles decorate the fields, and the bulldozers set down the next component of the build: solar modules, or panels. This is part of daily...
Grant will bring new mental health training & resources to NE Michigan
Partners in Prevention has received a four-year grant that will add additional mental health training and resources to northeast Michigan. A portion of the grant will be used for Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) for first responders in Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, and Presque Isle counties. The training will increase the capacity...
All of The News’s election preview stories for Aug. 6
ALPENA — The News reached out to every candidate in a competitive race in the Aug. 6 primary across Alpena, Presque Isle, Montmorency, and Alcona counties and tallied up all of the tax proposals that will appear on the ballot that day so our readers can make a more informed choice on Election Day (or before, if they’re voting absentee or participating in early voting).
MyMichigan Health Foundation accepting scholarship applications
ALPENA — MyMichigan Health Foundation is accepting applications from residents of Northeast Michigan for the Aliferis Medical School Scholarship and the Kramer Education Scholarship. Both awards are for the 2024-2025 school year. Applications are being accepted now through Aug. 12. Scholarships will be awarded on Sept. 3. The scholarships...
Community Foundation awards over $590,000 in scholarships
ALPENA – Two-hundred fifteen students from the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan (CFNEM) and its affiliate foundation service areas have been awarded scholarships this year totaling $591,684. Of that amount, 110 awards totaling $318,584 were awarded to students in the four-county region of Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency, and Presque Isle counties.
Numerous township seats contested in Northeast Michigan
ALPENA — Many township seats are contested in the August primary around Presque Isle, Montmorency, and Alcona counties. The election happens Aug. 6, but absentee voting is underway now. Here’s a look at the area’s competitive races:. PRESQUE ISLE. COUNTY. Republican incumbent Presque Isle Township Clerk Cynthia...
Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan celebrating 50 years
ALPENA — On July 3, the Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan officially turns 50 years old, celebrating five decades of giving, granting, and growing for communities across the region, and looking to the future as the CFNEM team plans for the next 50 years and beyond. “Businesses and organizations...
Congratulations, Community Foundation, on 50 years
Community foundations play an important role in the towns they serve. While corporate foundations do good and meaningful work in funding large projects and programs that can reshape neighborhoods or towns, community foundations work closer to the neighborhood level and can better reshape individual lives. The Community Foundation of Northeast...
2 Republicans, 2 Democrats seek 106th state House seat
ALPENA — Northeast Michigan voters will in August narrow a list of four candidates for the 106th state House District down to two who will face off in the November general election. Incumbent Cam Cavitt will face political newcomer Todd Smalenburg for the Republican nomination, while Democrats Trina Borenstein...
Rogers City senior center must raise $170K for repairs or could close
ROGERS CITY — Seniors in Presque Isle County face the reality that the Rogers City Area Senior and Community Center may be forced to close at the end of summer if officials can’t raise $170,000. If that happens, seniors and others in the community would lose many services...
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