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Historian shares how Unalaska is uniquely tied to the Alaska state flag design
Alaska Flag Day is celebrated every July 9 to honor the state's flag, which was designed by Benny Benson in 1927 after winning a two-part contest. In this episode of "Island Interviews," Historian Dr. Michael Livingston, who recently wrote a paper about Benson, discusses the state flag contest and some challenges Benson faced while competing. He also shares how Benson's Unangax̂ heritage might have influenced his design for the state flag and that some say the design originated in Unalaska.
HEX/Furie offshore drone is first of its kind
One of Cook Inlet’s smaller oil and gas companies successfully piloted a drone flight on Wednesday. Project leaders say incorporating the technology into the company’s regular operations could help streamline their workflow and pave the way for other companies to do the same. On Wednesday afternoon, a group...
Your Alaska Link's Trill Gates Thanks Anchorage for Celebrating Alaska Flag Day
Your Alaska Link's Trill Gates thanked everyone who came out to the big Alaska Flag Day event in Anchorage. Every year on July 9 we remember the first-ever raising of the state's flag. Alaska Child and Family in Anchorage hosted a fun day of activities to celebrate and this year,...
Kenai Takes Another Step Toward Direct Seattle Flights With Joint Resolution And Grant Application
The recently initiated conversation about direct flights between Kenai and Seattle inched forward last week when the Kenai City Council decided to pursue a grant aimed at drawing major airlines to the Kenai Municipal Airport. The decision to apply for the grant comes with a request for a joint resolution of support from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and several peninsula communities.
Tongass Voices: Lovely Colours on playing for their hometown
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. The members of Lovely Colours may live in Seattle, but three of the four grew up playing music together in Juneau. That’s including their substitute drummer, who first remembers performing with the band at his 16th birthday party.
First Sandy Beach restroom opens for year-round use
For the first time, a Petersburg Parks and Recreation-owned restroom at a local park will stay open all year long. Parks and Recreation board member Sarah Fine-Walsh and her husband, Petersburg Borough Assembly member Thomas Fine-Walsh, have pushed for more bathroom access for several years. Thomas said they latched onto...
Chart Error Led to ATB Grounding in Alaska
Track of the Cingluku/Jungjuk as it approached Shakmanof Cove, overlaid on NOAA ENC US4AK5PM. (Background source: NOAA ENC as viewed on Made Smart automatic identification system. Courtesy NTSB) An articulated tug and barge (ATB) hit a known underwater rock near Kodiak, Alaska, last year, leading to a grounding that caused...
Raw Market Brings Organic Option to Girdwood
Michelle Young and James Glover switched from a construction business to selling organic vegetables and fruits at the Raw Market in Girdwood. Despite the half-hour drive to Anchorage proper, Girdwood is hardly a vegetable desert. Residents of the resort town can find fresh salad fixings at Crow Creek Mercantile. And shoppers with a taste for organic whole foods have a new option, too, right across Girdwood Town Square. Raw Market, a boutique-style produce shop, opened for business on July 2, just ahead of the busiest days of the summer during the Girdwood Forest Fair.
HOMETOWN HERO: Chief Gunner's Mate Kiley Johnson, U.S. Coast Guard
Congratulations to Chief Gunner's Mate Kiley Johnson with the U.S. Coast Guard in Anchorage on his recent retirement after over 22 years of service. Have a Hometown Hero in your life who deserves to be recognized? Email their name with a photo to news@youralaskalink.com. And to all our heroes: thanks...
Dutch Harbor Fishermen’s Memorial Nears Completion
A life-sized fishermen’s memorial for Dutch Harbor, Alaska honoring lives lost in pursuit of the bounty of the Bering Sea, is nearing completion, according to metal artist and longtime Unalaska resident Karel Machalek. The idea for a fishermen’s memorial originated when Machalek and his wife, Marie, visited Iceland well...
Village of Dot Lake sues U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over Manh Choh approval
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has become the target of a lawsuit brought by the Native Village of Dot Lake. According to a press release from the village on July 8, the suit alleges the Corps issued a permit for the Manh Choh Mine “without meaningfully consulting with the Tribe or conducting the environmental reviews necessary to adequately analyze the impacts of the mine.”
Fairbanks woman pleads guilty to murdering her infant daughters
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Stephany Bilecki, formerly Stephany LaFountain, will serve 45 years in prison for murdering her two daughters two years apart. The 29-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder on Tuesday. “The mandatory minimum for both of those is in fact 20 years because this was...
Chinese military ships spotted near Alaska's Aleutian islands
Chinese Navy ships were spotted inside the U.S. exclusive economic zone of the Bering Sea by a cutter on a routine patrol late last week, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball saw three ships about 124 miles north of the Amchitka Pass, a...
Scientists Warn of Crisis Facing Alaska’s Glaciers
In the summer of 2023, glacial flooding in and around Juneau, Alaska led to the destruction of multiple homes, devastating the landscape in a way that residents had not previously experienced. Was that a singular event or something the residents of Alaska’s state capital should brace for more of? According to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, glaciers in the Juneau Icefield are losing their ice at an accelerated rate compared with just a few decades earlier.
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