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By Amanda SwinehartThe Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Subsistence Resource Commission held its regular fall meeting on October 5 and 6. According to the National Park Service, …
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Amanda Swinehart
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10/27/21
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By Mary OddenNow in the actuarial category of “old,” I get Medicare scams--in addition to dire warnings from Microsoft and Google, auto warranty offers, Publishers Clearinghouse fake sudden …
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Amanda Swinehart
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10/27/21
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With the number of COVID cases continuing to rise, the City of Valdez and Valdez City Schools have transitioned to online service delivery. On October 15, the City of Valdez …
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Allison Sayer
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10/21/21
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By Amanda SwinehartTom Kizzia travelled to McCarthy for the first time as a young journalist in the early ‘80s, sent by the Anchorage Daily News to cover one of the town’s most tragic …
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Amanda Swinehart
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10/21/21
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By Kelly Gerlach - CoachGlennallen Junior High cross-country season ended with a first place finish by Zane Gerlach at Middle School Valley Championships at Redington High School, running 1.8 …
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Amanda Swinehart
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10/21/21
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By Amanda SwinehartWith restaurants, lodging and all other services closed for the winter, the McCarthy Area Council (MAC) followed suit, ending its season with a short meeting the last week of …
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Amanda Swinehart
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10/21/21
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By Chantelle PenceI stand at the door of the meat shed and take a deep breath. The enormity of a moose never fails to humble me. With gratitude and a sharp knife, I begin my work, which takes about …
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Amanda Swinehart
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10/14/21
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By Kelly GerlachFielding a full team for the first time since 1990, Glennallen High School girls’ cross-country placed 2nd at the state cross-country championships. The team rallied after losing …
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Amanda Swinehart
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10/14/21
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Up close and personal with “chaotic surface topography.” Photo courtesy of Ryan Strickland. [/caption] By Allison SayerRyan Strickland is a third year PhD student at the University of Arkansas …
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Allison Sayer
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10/14/21
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By Kelly Gerlach- CoachGlennallen Cross-country team is on the map with a fabulous season marked by good sportsmanship, grand adventures and personal records for nearly everyone on the team. …
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Allison Sayer
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10/6/21
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By Michelle McAfee- Wrangell Mountains CenterThe Tall Tales storytelling competition in McCarthy has been going for over thirty years. Local folks took the stage at the Golden Saloon, grabbed the …
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Allison Sayer
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10/6/21
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Map showing the areas of land to be made eligible for exchange. Image publicly available from the BLM. On September 29, the Alaska Bureau of Land Management (BLM) confirmed it had …
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Allison Sayer
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10/6/21
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By Tenley NelsonSeptember is my favorite month of the year, after March. Both March and September are months of transition, and both contain the spring and fall equinoxes. I wonder if it is the …
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Amanda Swinehart
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9/30/21
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By Kristin LinkIn the early 1930s, a man named Lowell Lloyd collected a species of snow scorpionfly between McCarthy and Kennicott two years in a row. This species, Boreus intermedius, has never …
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Amanda Swinehart
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9/30/21
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By Mica HutchisonThe Copper River School District board held a work session followed by their regular board meeting on September 14.Work session discussion centered around the Advisory School Board …
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Amanda Swinehart
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9/30/21
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By Michelle McAfeeMark Vail walks a mile-long footpath through the woods to his homestead west of McCarthy. Before reaching his cabin, he checks on his gardens which supply local restaurants with …
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Michelle McAfee
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9/23/21
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After six years on the Copper River School District (CRSD) school board and four years as president, Jaime Matthews has chosen not to run for re-election this fall. Both Matthews and …
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Allison Sayer
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9/23/21
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COVID-19 continues to spread throughout this region. The Copper River Native Association (CRNA) releases compiled data from CRNA, Cross Road Medical Center, and Mount Sanford Tribal …
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Allison Sayer
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9/23/21
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By Thelma HartmanWe arrived in the Copper River Basin in May of 1963. We had picked out a nice looking piece of land, 160 acres at mile 14 on the Edgerton Highway. The road was all gravel, but in …
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Amanda Swinehart
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9/23/21
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By Keenan James BrittValdez had a special presentation at the September 7 city council meeting. Dr. Anne Zink, the chief medical officer for the State of Alaska, joined the meeting remotely to …
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Amanda Swinehart
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9/15/21
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