Community

The Alcona County Commission on Aging (ACCOA) opened the doors of its $13 million community center on Friday. The center has a gymnasium, workout room and eight bungalow-style houses for senior citizens.

The Michigan Hospitality Foundation is accepting financial aid applications for eligible workers who were impacted by the March ice storm.

The Community Foundation for Northeast Michigan has reopened their COVID-19 Urgent Needs Fund to help communities while they recover from the historic ice storm.

A Cadillac Biggby raised money for three days this month for a local family whose youngest son has been facing medical complications since he was born nearly a year ago.

As pinball rises in popularity, meet the "pinball wizard" who started a tournament in Traverse City.

The Traverse Area Model Pilots Society has been gathering in a field near Traverse City for 48 years. But as development expands, their field could be sold.

Gone to Pieces Quilt Guild of Alpena recently celebrated it's 30th anniversary. Members come from all over Northeast Michigan to be part of a community that inspires one another, and create quilts for charity's.

For both WCMU News and The Alpena News, interviews were conducted with residents and visitors of Alpena to gauge the uniqueness and misconceptions of the town they love.

The Park and Recreation Department has introduced the city's first community garden.

A florist left an unexpected deposit in a downtown Petoskey trash can. Kalin Sheick decided to turn the can into a one-stop shop for people to pick up…