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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.
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...
Robert Seitz: Yes, I actually am qualified to discuss climate and energy issues
I read through the 25 comments from my recent commentary “Time to fight the assault on energy,” and the 24 comments on my previous column, “More on climate, politics and energy in Alaska.”. Some commenters question my motive for my columns, thinking that I am being financed...
Alaska’s AG Treg Taylor joins suit against schools that secretly ‘socially transition’ students’ gender ID
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor and 15 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court regarding schools that help students make “social gender transitions” without their parents’ knowledge. Such as transition would include using a different bathroom, locker room, name, or gender pronoun at school and keeping that information secret from the parents.
Senator Dan Sullivan discusses fentanyl, Ambler Road provisions in NDAA
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Two weeks ago, Senator Dan Sullivan made a series of visits to Fairbanks in order to show Marine Corps Generals the level of community support for the military. He also spoke with community leaders about health care, housing, and other issues in Interior Alaska. In a...
JBER colonel killed in lake crash was receiving flight training, NTSB says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A colonel at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was receiving additional training in a Piper super cub last month when the aircraft nosed into the surface of a Kenai Peninsula lake, killing him and the instructor on board, according to a preliminary report. The latest report, published Wednesday...
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.
Alaska Regional takes 3rd shot at South Anchorage standalone ER
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska Regional Hospital officials have moved forward for a third time proposing a South Anchorage standalone full-service emergency department. The proposed location at 11841 Old Seward Highway will provide emergency services to a part of the community that Alaska Regional Vice President of Operations Hank Grinold said is currently lacking easy access to emergency care from board-certified physicians.
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.
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,...
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...
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