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Two additional flags can be flown at public buildings in Alaska, according to new law
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - A bill signed into law by Governor Mike Dunleavy has established two new state symbols for Alaska. On Tuesday, the governor added his signature to Senate Bill 174, which passed both the State House and Senate unanimously. The bill allows two additional flags to be displayed at public buildings. The two flags are known as “Honor and Remember” and “Honor and Sacrifice.” “Honor and Remember” pays tribute to those who died in service in the armed forces.
Alaska elections officials plan to debut new ballot-tracking system with Aug. 20 primary
The Alaska Division of Elections is using a new tool this year in an attempt to avoid the kinds of ballot-counting problems that have occurred during previous elections. Enclosed in the bright red and green paperwork bags sent to every remote polling station is a small, black tracking device that will allow workers to trace […]
Three roads, 229 miles and 48 hours— road tripping around Nome
The mission: to traverse all 229 miles of the summer-only road system in and around Nome in 48 hours to capture the beauty of a Seward Peninsula summer while it still blossomed around us. To play tourist in our own area is an important indulgence, to bask in the wonders we pass casually each day, to put fresh eyes on daily drives.
Candidate pool for local elections takes shape
The candidate filing deadline for this year’s local elections was yesterday evening, and the pool is pretty small. The only contested local race on the central Kenai Peninsula this year will be for Kenai’s school board seat. Candidates vying for the four open seats on the Kenai and Soldotna city councils will run unopposed, as will candidates for all three open Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seats and two school board candidates.
Indigenous youth gain hands-on knowledge of traditional devil's club use
Under an awning at the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Birch Tree House in Old Town Kenai on Thursday, a small group of some of the tribe’s younger members rubbed steel wool along the stems of freshly cut devil’s club. The plant found throughout southcentral Alaska is known for its maple-shaped leaves and prickly stems.
Irreverent local web series returns with new episodes | State of Art
The infrequent, locally produced web series “Matt and Megan and Mike don’t give a F***” is an irreverent, borderline nihilistic comedy with surreal elements that draws from the likes of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Seinfeld.” Matt Jardin and Megan Hellenthal play highly self-absorbed versions of themselves involved in various, let’s just say, interesting situations.
Skagway Tribe buys sculpture garden for cultural resource
Skagway’s sculpture garden has a new owner and a new mission. The local tribe plans to use the space to share its culture with visitors. The Skagway Traditional Council is on its way to opening a cultural center. They purchased the Skagway Sculpture and Flower Garden and started advertising in July for someone to run the property.
For this local food stand, the Alaska State Fair is a whole lot of work and a massive opportunity
Buffy Meyer combined cheese in a large stand mixer in a food truck at the fairgrounds in Palmer. The blend will be stuffed into umiak, or, what Meyer calls an “Alaskan jalapeno popper.”. “It’s half a jalapeno blanched, stuffed with the three cheese blend, wrapped with a thin filet...
HEA Agreement With Solstice Energy Paves The Way Construction Of The largest Solar Project In Alaska
Alaska is taking another step toward more renewable energy in the coming years after the largest solar farm in the state was greenlit for construction on the Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday. The project, a collaboration between Homer Electric Association and Solstice Energy, LLC, aims to build a 300-acre solar farm in Nikiski.
Federal appeals court ruling eliminates — for now — legal threat facing Southeast Alaska fishers
A three-judge panel at 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower-court decision that could have temporarily halted troll fishing for salmon in Southeast Alaska. The appellate court decision, announced Friday, clears the way for the region’s troll fishery to continue. It had been threatened by a lawsuit from the Washington-based Wild Fish […]
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