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Homer utility board approves buying energy from what will be Alaska’s largest solar farm
The board of Homer Electric Association, or HEA, unanimously approved a purchase contract on Aug. 13 with Renewable IPP, a power producer that’s built several large solar farms in the state. Jenn Miller is the CEO of Renewable IPP. She said the company is working to give Alaskans energy...
With early voting returns in, the lower Kuskokwim's votes show support for a new House candidate
Bethel voters exit the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center on Aug. 20, 2024, where both of Bethel's electoral precincts voted at the same polling location for the first time. Ballots are still being counted from Alaska’s primary election, and so far voters show a solid preference for a new candidate to represent the Lower Kuskokwim Delta, with newcomer candidate Nellie Jimmie leading over incumbent Rep. Conrad “CJ” McCormick.
Lawsuit claims fishery managers have failed to adequately protect Alaska’s coral gardens
Until about 20 years ago, little was known about the abundance of colorful cold-water corals that line sections of the seafloor around Alaska. Now an environmental group has gone to court to try to compel better protections for those once-secret gardens. The lawsuit, filed Monday by Oceana in U.S. District Court in Anchorage, accused federal […]
UAF researchers aim for quality, quantity in small grains project
Tuesday, Aug. 6, was harvest day for the small grains trials project on the Fairbanks Experiment Farm at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Charles Ashlock drove the combine harvester, while Nathan Simms, the project assistant, and Inga Peterson, a member of the farm crew, kept things running smoothly by changing out the seed collection bags and removing residual straw between plots.
Visitor center houses teaching resources for Fairbanks educators
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Housed at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center, a prop closet and a lending library carry resources for teachers to use in their lessons. According to Lauren Crowe, Education Specialist with the Fairbanks Alaska Public Lands Information Center (FAPLIC), “It is literally busting at the...
UAF Awards Scholarships for the 2024-25 Academic Year
The University of the Aftermarket Foundation (UAF) announced it has awarded 327 scholarships totaling $721,000. A complete list of the scholarship recipients can be found at AutomotiveScholarships.com/scholarship-alumni. Scholarship recipients will be attending a two-year or four-year college or university or an accredited automotive vocational program. While the majority of the...
Alaska Supreme Court clears the way for ranked choice repeal measure to appear on November ballot
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a measure aimed at repealing the state’s new open primary and ranked choice general election system to remain on the November ballot. The court heard arguments earlier in the day in a case appealing Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin’s decision in June that the state Division of Elections complied with deadlines and acted within its authority when it allowed sponsors of the repeal measure to fix errors with petition booklets after they were turned in. The short, written order simply said it affirmed Rankin’s decision and said an opinion explaining the high court’s reasoning would be issued later. The measure seeks to repeal provisions of a 2020 voter initiative that replaced party primaries with open primaries and instituted ranked choice general elections. Under the open primary system, voters are asked to pick one candidate per race, with the top four vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, advancing to the general election.
Appeals Court Decision Allows SEAK Trollers to Keep Harvesting
Southeast Alaska commercial fishermen facing a potential shutdown of a lucrative salmon fishery are currently free to fish while NOAA Fisheries revises a biological opinion dotted with procedure errors, according to an Aug. 16 ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeals court gives the fisheries service until...
Copper River Seafoods Named Alaska Manufacturer of the Year
Copper River Seafoods has been honored as Alaska’s Manufacturer of the Year for 2023, with the award being presented Aug. 6 in Anchorage. Copper River was chosen for the honor by officials with Alaska’s Commerce, Community and Economic Development (CCED) department. CCED Commissioner Julie Sande cited Copper River...
NEA leadership meets with Alaskan Native, JBER artists in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The 13th chair of the National Endowment for the Arts paid a visit Wednesday morning to the Alaska Native Heritage Center, part of a busy day of site visits in Alaska’s largest city. As Yup’ik dancers’ music echoed throughout the open space, Maria Rosario Jackson,...
UAA, UAF volleyball teams picked fifth and sixth, respectively, in GNAC preseason coaches poll
The 10 coaches in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference agree the Seawolves and Nanooks will be better volleyball teams than they were a year ago. However, they don’t agree who’s the top team in the NCAA Division II league. Central Washington, Seattle Pacific and Simon Fraser each received...
Nostalgia Tour Wraps Up August With Afton And Thunder Mountain
CENTER LISLE, NY – The Dirt Modified Nostalgia Tour will try again to get a pair of shows in at the Afton Fairgrounds Speedway and Thunder Mountain Speedway this coming weekend after raining out the previous double header for the Spoonhauer run tracks earlier this month. The upcoming dates...
Public Safety Employees Association critical of trooper commissioner statements on alleged wrongful assault by troopers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Public Safety Employees Association released a long statement on Thursday in response to disparaging remarks made last week by Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell regarding two troopers charged with assault for beating a man in Kenai who turned out to be the wrong person.
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