Montmorency County

Montmorency County residents shared their concerns about not being able to dispose of debris from March's ice storm with county commissioners during their latest meeting, stating that it may pose a risk of wildfires this summer. County officials discussed what options they have for sites as well as their mission to fill the county's emergency manager position.

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.

Some people across northern Michigan were without power for 18 days following a historic ice storm that blasted through the region in late March. In recent days, workers have repaired or replaced hundreds of utility poles in remote areas of Michigan wilderness to bring people back online.

Montmorency County officials have released updates on where residents can seek warmth, food and shelter.

In northeast Michigan, a business owner decided to brighten up the entrance of his town by commissioning an artist. The panoramic, nature-inspired vignettes alongside his motel have made heads turn in the town of Atlanta.

Scott Allen Thompson, 56, of Hawks, was arraigned Aug. 2 following an animal cruelty investigation. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said it found ten dead animals on his property and numerous others starving, without water and living in "poor conditions."