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North Slope oil project is on track, Santos head tells industry gathering
The leader of an Australia-based company advancing one of two major upcoming North Slope oil projects said the development is mostly complete and on track to be producing oil in less than two years. Kevin Gallagher, the managing director and CEO of Santos, said the Pikka project is nearly 60% complete, with more than 40 […]
Creekside Park Elementary gets a remodeled playground for all to play
Most of us hope to enjoy the outdoors on this last big holiday of the summer. And just in time for Labor Day? A new playground in Anchorage. Your Alaska Link shows us why the playground is for everybody!. Creekside Park Elementary gets a remodeled playground for all to play.
Outage leaves most of Sitka without internet and cell service
Most internet and cell services remain down in Sitka – the outage started Thursday morning shortly after 11 a.m. Sitkans who contacted the GCI customer service line to report the widespread outage got a message that QUOTE “GCI is aware of the outage that is affecting internet and TV service within the O’Malley area in Anchorage and Sitka.”
Missing Sitka hiker found safe after two-day search and rescue effort
Despite the outage, a Sitka search and rescue ended successfully. A woman first reported missing in Sitka on Thursday has been found safe. Sitka Police and Alaska Troopers first reported 28-year-old Olivia Magni was last seen on Tuesday around noon at the south end of the Katlian Bay Road looking for her lost dog.
REMINDER: CBJ property tax payments due September 30
Please be aware that 2024 property tax payments are due on Monday, September 30. Property tax payments must be received or postmarked by September 30 to be considered timely. Payments received or postmarked after September 30 will be considered late and will incur late fees. Property tax payments can be...
Fishing Report: Heavy fish and heavy cash prizes at Valdez Fish Derbies concluding Sunday
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Although the main staples of the popular Valdez Fish Derbies wrap up on Sunday, a $10,000 coho salmon may still be swimming in Prince William Sound. ”We’ve had the winners caught the day before the derby ends. It’s happened in both the halibut and the silver derby,” Joe Prax, President of the Valdez Fish Derbies said on Thursday. “Generally, the silvers get larger as the season goes on, so it wouldn’t be surprising if that one does not stand.”
Juneau Afternoon: Perseverance Theatre opens world premiere play ‘Cold Case’ by Cathy Tagnak Rexford
Note: KTOO is a media sponsor of Perseverance Theatre. Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon. Subscribe to the podcast:. Juneau Afternoon is a production of the...
Council holds off on authorizing hire of interim city manager
The Nome Common Council wanted to see a negotiated employment agreement before voting on a resolution to install former retired city attorney Brooks Chandler as the interim city manager. Outgoing City Manager Glenn Steckman is set to depart Nome on Sept. 1. Before the council was a resolution to approve entering into a contract with Chandler for a minimum of 90 days as interim city manager, but no agreement was attached to the resolution. Mayor John Handeland, taken aback by the council’s reluctance to pass the resolution without having a contract agreement before them, said the council had discussed this in executive session. The process was to find an interim city manager while the city is hiring a professional headhunting firm to seek a permanent city manager, while also advertising for the position. With the imminent departure of Steckman, it seemed pressing to install an interim. For the lack of a suitable temporary replacement the city hoped to find on an Alaska Municipal League’s list, Handeland said, it occurred to him in the middle of the night, that Brooks Chandler, a retired attorney who’s been the city’s legal counsel for more than 30 years and who has a connection to Nome, would be a good prospect. Chandler signaled interest and Handeland has entered into negotiations of terms of employment, but those negotiations have yet to be put into a formalized agreement. “Typically, we see a proposed agreement and the employment rate,” Councilmember Scot Henderson said. He said it seemed premature to sign off on the resolution without any of that information presented. Councilmembers Mark Johnson, Adam Martinson and Cameron Piscoya agreed, saying they want to see a contract prior to approving the resolution.
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