Chugach Census Area
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Chugachmiut offers Native Youth Olympics travel and coaching aid in seven communities
Chugachmiut will help cover Native Youth Olympics travel, coaching and event costs for students in seven Chugach region communities through 2030.
by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago2 min read
Cordova seeks applicants for five city boards ahead of December appointments
Cordova is accepting applications for 11 open seats across five city boards, with council appointments set for December.
by Melinda Communities.News11h ago1 min read
Searchers bring two hunters out of Power Creek Basin near Cordova after a minor injury
Troopers, Cordova crews and 40 volunteers pulled two hunters from Power Creek Basin Sunday after a minor injury. One got hurt packing game, the other got soaked helping him.
by Maggie AlaskaNews14h ago1 min read
Homer's draft code would require engineered stormwater plans for far smaller projects
Homer's draft zoning code would make more projects hire an engineer for stormwater. Its community development director says drainage needs more than that.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Valdez budget would add $205,000 for events, a hatchery group and workforce contracts
Valdez wants 29% more for economic development, still less than it spent in each of the past three years. Gold Rush Days and the hatchery group get a bump.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Cordova to show concepts for a future recreation and aquatic facility Oct. 20
Cordova's pool reopened after 16 months shut. On Tuesday, residents get a first look at concepts for a future rec and pool building, and a say in it.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
Chugach shareholders return former CEO Kompkoff to the board and reelect two directors
Chugach Alaska shareholders returned former CEO Gabriel Kompkoff to the board and reelected Violet Yeaton and Connie Hedrick at Saturday's annual meeting.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Whittier council meets behind closed doors on firing city manager, takes no action
Whittier's council voted 4-3 to talk privately about firing its city manager, spent an hour behind closed doors, then adjourned without acting.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Cordova Planning Commission approves permit for rental cabin built without a permit
Cordova commissioners approved a permit for a rental cabin built without one. Owners must connect to city utilities by Nov. 2 and fix unapproved septic systems to keep the structure standing.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Valdez school board asks city for $15.1 million, a 29% increase over this year
Valdez's taxable value jumped 56%, and the school board wants its share: $15.1 million from the city, up nearly 29% from this year. The council decides.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Kenai commission weighs ending newspaper publication of land notices
Kenai's Planning and Zoning Commission meets Wednesday to weigh recommending an end to newspaper publication of zoning and land notices, shifting them to a city webpage instead.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Sullivan and Peltola trade Epstein donor attacks that outrun the record
Sullivan and Peltola each accuse the other of taking money from Epstein's associates. The records back parts of both attacks and undercut the rest.
by Cale Green1w ago10 min read
Pincush leads Brazelton 55-32 in Whittier write-in race after remaining ballots counted
Whittier's last ballots are counted: write-in David Pincush leads Heather Brazelton 55-32 for seat E, unofficially. Six questioned ballots were rejected.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Chugach backed USS Ted Stevens commissioning and worked on its cybersecurity
Chugach Alaska Corporation sponsored the USS Ted Stevens commissioning and its federal services arm helped modernize the destroyer's cybersecurity before the Navy commissioned it in October.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Federal managers close Central Gulf Pacific cod fishing to pot boats for the rest of 2026
High cod prices helped pull new boats into the Central Gulf pot fishery. Federal managers say the fleet's share is caught or about to be, so it's done for 2026.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Alaska Supreme Court hears Valdez redistricting fee dispute
Alaska Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether Valdez and a resident can recover attorney's fees from their challenge to the state's 2021 redistricting plan.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Boat owner suing Cordova over travel lift failure asks council to push mediation
A Cordova business owner suing the city over a 2023 travel lift failure asked the council to push for mediation. His business also owes the city money.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Cordova council waives protest of Moose Caboose liquor license despite doubts about its hours
Cordova's council won't fight the Moose Caboose's liquor license renewal, though members doubt it's open much. Proving that is the hard part.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
State approves easement to rebuild Cordova's failing Eyak Lake weir, built in 1972
Cordova's 1972 Eyak Lake weir is leaking and leaning. The state just cleared the way to rebuild it, with construction slated to start this winter.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Cordova tests burn pile camera as violations could risk its permit
Cordova is testing a security camera at its burn pile after state regulators warned that continued violations of burning rules could shut down the facility.
by Alaska News1w ago1 min read
Forest Service contracts drinking water testing at eight Chugach National Forest sites
Forest Service hired a Michigan water-testing firm to monitor drinking water at eight Chugach National Forest sites for up to $31,600 over five years starting Sept. 30, 2026.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago1 min read
Write-in David Pinquoch leads Whittier council seat E count
Write-in David Pinquoch leads the Whittier City Council seat E race with 53 votes to Heather Brazelton's 23, with 17 ballots still to count Friday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Alaska's 2026 fishing derby winners, from Valdez to Wrangell and Juneau
Chase Edstrom of North Pole won Valdez's Silver Salmon Derby with an 18.80-pound coho worth $10,000, the largest catch since 2010.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Prince William Sound parallel cod season closes to pot gear at noon Wednesday
Alaska closes pot fishing for Pacific cod in Prince William Sound at noon Wednesday, Oct. 7, following a federal season closure, while longline and jig seasons stay open.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Crews at Richardson Highway Chena bridges begin winter shutdown prep
Richardson Highway bridge crews at Milepost 346 are consolidating materials for winter shutdown, with reduced lanes 9 am to 3 pm on the $89.2 million Chena Flood Control bridges project.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Navy commissions USS Ted Stevens in Whittier
Ted Stevens is officially a warship. The Navy commissioned the destroyer in a rainy Whittier ceremony Saturday before it heads home to Norfolk, Virginia.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
Cordova housing committee meets Tuesday as town works on shortage of at least 40 homes
Cordova is short at least 40 homes, and much of its vacant housing sits empty for canneries and summer. A housing committee meets Tuesday to keep at it.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Ketchikan Assembly to take up $347,000 for new South Tongass ambulance after 2024 fire
A 2024 fire took both of South Tongass' ambulances. Ketchikan's Assembly takes up $347,000 in federal money Monday to replace one, plus a heart monitor.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Cordova science center gets NOAA grant to rebuild Prince William Sound ocean profiler
Prince William Sound's robotic ocean sensor runs on a computer and battery nobody makes anymore. A $354,971 federal grant aims to fix that problem.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Cordova hospital gets $3 million to replace generator after four tries drew no bidders
Cordova's hospital got $3 million to replace a backup generator it says can't power the building in an outage. Its last four tries drew no bidders.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read
Registration permits open Friday for Chugach mountain goats after drawing hunt falls short of quota
Chugach goat hunters who struck out in the drawing get another shot: Unit 14A registration permits open Friday after drawing hunters took just 7 of 12 goats.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Mountain goat hunt south of Port Valdez closes Thursday night after hitting harvest limit
Hunters south of Port Valdez have until Thursday night to finish the RG245 goat hunt. Four goats already hit the limit, and more hunters are still out there.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Federal record zeroes out Cordova bridge-replacement money, but project status remains unclear
Cordova's load-posted Heney Creek Bridge is rated poor. A federal replacement record now shows $0, and DOT has not explained what changed.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
Cordova pool hours hit the limit of the temp staff budget
Cordova's pool is running more hours than its temporary staff budget allows, forcing the parks director to choose between expanding recreation programs or cutting existing ones.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Federal highway money for Whittier tunnel operations reaches $4.8 million on one award
Federal Highway Administration awarded Alaska $4.8 million to operate the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel between Whittier and the Seward Highway through March 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Prince William Sound fall herring fishery opens Thursday with 749-ton cap
Prince William Sound's fall herring fishery opens Thursday with a 749-ton harvest cap, less than half last year's limit due to a weak spring spawn.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
FBI renews $1.37 million visitor-management software order with Anchorage-based company
The FBI is paying an Anchorage-based, tribally owned company $1.37 million to renew the software it uses to manage visitors at its facilities.
by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read
Whittier Tunnel to close Saturday for USS Ted Stevens commissioning; guests must ride bus or train
The Navy is commissioning a destroyer in Whittier on Saturday, and the tunnel's closed to cars. Guests ride buses from Anchorage. The train's already full.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read
Where to celebrate Oktoberfest in Southcentral this weekend and next
Free Oktoberfest celebrations hit Girdwood, Anchorage and Valdez this weekend, Sept. 25-26. Ticketed adult events follow Oct. 3 in Palmer and Eagle River.
by Cale Green3w ago3 min read
Prince William Sound faces a winter without ferry service as the Aurora is overhauled
Prince William Sound faces a winter with little or no ferry service while the 1977-built Aurora is overhauled. New docks are the fix, and they're years away.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
