July 01, 2009 at 12:33PM AKST
Back in the day, Aubrey Smith’s world revolved around Mount Marathon. Born and raised in Seward, she used to obsess over the 3,022-foot peak that overlooks the town and hosts the annual Fourth of July race.
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July 01, 2009 at 12:35PM AKST
Local leaders are gaining momentum in efforts to improve the health and wellness of the Seward community. The City of Seward, Providence Hospital and other organizations and businesses are linking efforts that will foster improved health for Seward residents. This initiative, called “Wellness for All,” originated from the results of the 2008 Seward Region’s Community Needs Assessment, which provided opportunities for concerted local action around several specific objectives.
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July 01, 2009 at 11:32AM AKST
A state wildlife trooper is headed to the village of Marshall to investigate subsistence fishermen who said they fished during a closed period in an act of civil disobedience.
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June 29, 2009 at 12:33PM AKST
In an act of civil disobedience, fishermen in six boats left the village of Marshall on Friday to go subsistence fishing on the Yukon River, though fishing was closed, said one of the protestors.
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June 24, 2009 at 12:28PM AKST
Margaret Atwood is in Seward.
So is Khaled Hosseini, Larry McMurtry, Jane Austen and even Charles Dickens.
They’re all nestled across the shelves of the Cover to Cover bookstore, which moved to a new location April 6.
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June 24, 2009 at 12:26PM AKST
Erik Johnson just moved to Seward as an employee with the state Parks Department at Caines Head. He’s been in town for only a few months, but he’s already made a name for himself.
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June 24, 2009 at 12:17PM AKST
The Alliance of Concerned Taxpayers recently filed two initiative petitions with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk’s office concerning the revenue cap plus a measure to extend Assembly term limits.
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June 24, 2009 at 11:44AM AKST
Those GCI ads on TV about snail Internet aren’t so funny in Bush Alaska.
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June 24, 2009 at 11:42AM AKST
William Koontz and other officials with the Small Business Administration sensed getting the word out and the work done to help Alaskans hurt by spring flooding could be a little different because of location.
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June 24, 2009 at 11:40AM AKST
Acknowledging that a “cultural and communication gap” exists with rural Alaskans, federal managers for North Pacific fisheries have created a committee to take input from Alaska Native communities.
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June 22, 2009 at 3:09PM AKST
With requests for help on the rise, a food bank expects to provide thousands of free lunches in rural Alaska this summer.
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June 22, 2009 at 8:22AM AKST
“Until further notice.”
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June 18, 2009 at 4:27PM AKST
To see first-hand the impacts of climate change on America’s only Arctic state, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is attracting a number of senators to Alaska this August, a news release says.
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June 17, 2009 at 3:24PM AKST
If all works as planned, a new library and museum will be up and running in Seward by 2012.
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June 17, 2009 at 2:33PM AKST
Villages that never had running water may have to wait longer for service — a growing gap in federal aid is challenging the state’s ability to provide safe water and wastewater systems.
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June 17, 2009 at 2:06PM AKST
It’s been three years since she last participated in the Alaska Run for Women, yet the race has never left Jackie Marshall’s heart.
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June 17, 2009 at 2:04PM AKST
If all goes as planned, a 242-foot research vessel will make Seward its home port by the year 2013.
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June 16, 2009 at 4:55PM AKST
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative won’t cut the power in the village of Selawik.
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June 16, 2009 at 4:38PM AKST
Millions of dollars worth of free heating fuel, courtesy of the Venezuelan government, is finally headed to Alaska villages.
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June 16, 2009 at 4:10PM AKST
A tribal advocacy group wants to create a land base for Alaska tribes, possibly by taking it from village corporations.
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June 16, 2009 at 3:16PM AKST
Amid accusations that Western Alaska residents don’t have enough input into federal fishery decisions, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council has created an advisory committee on Alaska Native and rural issues, according to the council’s latest newsletter.
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June 15, 2009 at 2:48PM AKST
The power company for Selawik is threatening to cut off the electricity if the city government there doesn’t cough up $80,000 by the end of today, June 15.
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June 09, 2009 at 4:15PM AKST
(Editor’s note: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, in an effort to reduce the amount of king salmon taken by the pollock fishing fleet, recently approved an incentive-based plan that will allow the fleet to catch up to 60,000 king salmon a year without penalty.
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June 09, 2009 at 3:33PM AKST
Fish with strange spots. Sinkholes in the tundra. Crumbling river banks.
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June 09, 2009 at 12:45PM AKST
At least $7.2 million will likely be needed to repair the roads, airports and other public facilities damaged by recent flooding in several rural Alaska villages, according to a preliminary report from the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
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June 04, 2009 at 12:28PM AKST
The road from Seward to Homer is filled with 168 miles of beautiful vistas, some overlooking Cook Inlet and views of volcanoes in the distance.
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June 04, 2009 at 12:26PM AKST
The Seward wrestling team enjoyed arguably its finest season in school history last year, winning its first Kachemak Conference championship and sending 12 wrestlers to state.
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June 02, 2009 at 1:46PM AKST
I traveled to Mountain Village and Emmonak on Saturday to listen to concerns raised by the village community members regarding the upcoming summer fishing season and how restrictions are going to be implemented on the chinook salmon, the stable and food for many families on the Yukon River.
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June 01, 2009 at 1:27PM AKST
Fishermen on the lower Yukon River will get the king salmon they need to feed their families, even if it means getting a ticket or going to jail, two Native leaders said.
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April 14, 2009 at 11:24AM AKST
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February 27, 2009 at 6:57PM AKST
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