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HOMETOWN HERO: Deputy Chief Erich Scheunemann, Anchorage Fire Department
Congratulations to Deputy Chief Erich Scheunemann on his recent retirement from the Anchorage Fire Department after 26 years with the department. 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 for all that...
Econ 919: Kenai's personal use fishery
There’s less than a week to go until residents from around Alaska descend on Kenai to participate in the city’s personal use salmon fishery. The annual sockeye harvest for Alaska residents is open July 10 through the end of the month. Last year, the City of Kenai took...
Fishing Report: Celebrating Independence Day on the Seward coast
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - While most of the Seward metro area was occupied with a certain race this week, that didn’t save the local fish population from eager anglers along the peninsula. Stretching from Lowell Point to Fourth of July Beach, the waterfront saw people using many methods to...
Gov’s $5.4M veto won’t slow UAF’s pursuit of top-tier research status this year, chancellor says
A $5.4 million veto from Gov. Mike Dunleavy took a bite out of University of Alaska Fairbanks’ nearly $18 million boost in state money to increase its graduate student population in pursuit of top-tier research university status. Chancellor Daniel White said the veto does not affect the university’s progress towards its goal in the next […] The post Gov’s $5.4M veto won’t slow UAF’s pursuit of top-tier research status this year, chancellor says appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Prelude to the Midsummer Classic 250 at White Mountain Offers Provisional, $2,000 Winner’s Share in Non-Point Qualifier
American-Canadian Tour officials, in conjunction with White Mountain Motorsports Park, have added a special non-point event to the 2024 schedule with the Prelude to the Midsummer Classic 250 on Sunday, July 14 as part of a doubleheader midseason championships weekend at White Mountain. The 75-lap sprint on the North Woodstock highbanks offers a $2,000 winner’s share and all ACT Late Model drivers who take the green will be provisional eligible for a starting spot in the 7th annual Milton CAT Midsummer Classic 250 on Saturday, August 3.
Aniak’s tribe sues state, feds over ancestral remains taken from airport site
Aniak’s tribal government is suing state and federal agencies for allegedly taking human remains from a burial site discovered beneath the local airport – and not returning them. The Aniak Traditional Council, the federally-recognized tribe for the Kuskokwim River community about 90 miles northeast of Bethel, says the...
Award-winning true crime author discusses his craft and ‘The Alaskan Blonde’ | State of Art
Author of the book, “The Alaskan Blonde” James Bartlett is set to teach a series of workshops on July 17 and 18 at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. In these classes Bartlett will discuss some of the techniques he uses to write true crime and find compelling stories to share. The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival runs from July 14 to July 18 and will include workshops covering topics from three minute story telling to advanced Zimbabwean style marimba. Bartlett joins us to tell us a little bit about what he’ll be teaching, what his career in crime writing has been like and reads an excerpt of his book, “The Alaskan Blonde.”
Alaska Botanical Garden poppy collection offers glimpse of rare Himalayan flora
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Botanical Garden this summer is more than just a garden; it’s a living museum. That’s because the East Anchorage attraction boasts the only nationally accredited Meconopsis collection, a group of flowering plants typically only found on a trek to the Tibetan Plateau.
City of Unalaska greenlights fishermen’s memorial site overlooking Carl E. Moses Boat Harbor
Unalaska’s long-awaited fishermen’s memorial is almost finished and will go up soon on a hill overlooking the Carl E. Moses Small Boat Harbor. City officials greenlit the location at a council meeting June 25. They’ll sign a 10-year land lease for a roughly 10,000 square foot area near...
Meet James Harris, Bethel's new police chief and public safety director
Bethel’s new Chief of Police started work on July 1. James Harris comes to Alaska from New Mexico with 32 years of experience in law enforcement. Before taking the job in Bethel, Harris served as police chief in Belen, New Mexico, beginning in 2019. Harris will also serve in...
Interior anglers stay on top for the Halibut Derby
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) -Another week of halibut fishing is in the books down in Valdez, and it was another week of settling in atop the leaderboard for 12-year-old Summer Ruge. Ruge caught her 159.4-pounder on May 27th, and anglers young and old have yet to dethrone her since then. Tim...
2 CUs Answer Town’s Request for Financial Services—But They Have a Request
SKAGWAY, Alaska–Two credit unions have responded to this town’s request for expanded financial services—but each has a catch: they are looking for free office space to get started. According to KHNS, Anchorage-based Credit Union 1 and Ketchikan-based Tongass FCU, have expressed interest in starting mini-branches in Skagway,...
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