{"id":2378095,"date":"2026-04-17T20:03:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2378095"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:03:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:03:45","slug":"alpena-county-approves-entertainment-complex-at-fairgrounds-news-sports-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/alpena-county-approves-entertainment-complex-at-fairgrounds-news-sports-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpena County approves entertainment complex at fairgrounds | News, Sports, Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article_content\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"single_article_image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p id=\"caption\">News file photo<br \/>\nThe Alpena County Fairgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <input type=radio id=\"show\" name=\"group\"><label for=\"show\">SHOW ARTICLE<\/label> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"hide_article\"> -->&#13;<\/p>\n<p>ALPENA \u2014 The Alpena County Board of Commissioners approved their portion of a contract which would allow an entertainment complex to be built at the Alpena County Fairgrounds. <\/p>\n<p>The project is contingent upon the Alpena County Fairgrounds board\u2019s approval of their portion of the contract. <\/p>\n<p>Jason Atwell, Blackwater NE head of production and events, and Mike Romanowski, CEO Blackwater NE, presented a proposed plan to upgrade the existing infrastructure and build an entertainment complex on the existing Alpena County Fairgrounds property.<\/p>\n<p>Atwell explained that the complex would accommodate fair events and 4-H activities while also bringing in rodeo events, extreme sports, music acts, and more. <\/p>\n<p>The proposal was met with unanimous support by board commissioners but mixed responses by the public who are concerned with 4-H programming.  <\/p>\n<p>Check back for updates.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <link href=\"https:\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-10_7.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<section id=\"newsletter_article\">&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s breaking news and more in your inbox<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                            \t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.thealpenanews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; &#13; &#13; News file photo The Alpena County Fairgrounds. &#13; &#13; ALPENA \u2014 The Alpena County Board of Commissioners approved their portion of a contract which would allow an entertainment complex to be built at the Alpena County Fairgrounds. 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