''The Alpena News'' is a general daily newspaper in the city of

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in the United States. It has an approximate circulation of 10,000, and is published by Ogden Newspapers Inc. News reports are available on line.''The Alpena News'' home page.
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History

On August 1, 1899, E.S. Meers began publishing ''The Alpena Evening News''. It was renamed as ''The Alpena News'' in 1914. In its early years it was edited by James Collins, a fiery and opinionated Irishman, who continued as editor until 1909 when he then edited the ''Alpena Argus-Pioneer''. Alpena had many papers initially. There have been at least a dozen papers (some are name changes) over the years. In 1900, there were two dailies, the ''Echo'' and the ''News''; and three weeklies, ''Alpena Weekly Argus'', ''Farmer'' and ''Pioneer''. The ''News'' was left as the sole survivor by 1918. ''The Alpena News'' is owned by Ogden Newspapers, which includes

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''The Alpena News'' home page.
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