Pounds lost are cook's gain

If Unalaska's Biggest Winner was a high school graduating class, Linda Lekanof would surely have been voted least likely to succeed.

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Kallander chosen as Cordova mayor

Mar 11th, 2010 10:59 am

Updated election results were posted with 69 absentee votes still to be counted as the Cordova Times goes to press. Votes for mayor cast at the polls were tallied as 295 for Jim Kallander and 218 for Robert Henrichs. A total of 567 voters cast ballots at the polls, said city clerk Lila Koplin.

Fun goes far beyond furs

Mar 11th, 2010 10:50 am

There was no shortage of fun things to do in Dillingham last week while the town celebrated its 52nd annual Beaver Round-Up. The round-up marks days of old when trappers would bring their furs to town to sell or trade. It was a time to relax and celebrate. Most events this year's festival started March 3, although a few were held earlier in the week.

Books battle goes to Kotzebue class

Mar 11th, 2010 10:39 am

JNES Challengers Kaisa Kotch, 6, Kelly Thomas, Jr., 6, Kaitlyn Strickland, 7, from Mrs. Hulley's class in Kotzebue won the district championship for first grade over Kiana, Shungnak, Noatak, and Kivalina in the Battle of the Books.

Peninsula conservationist enters hall of fame

Mar 11th, 2010 10:12 am

Marge Mullen, the founder of the Kenai Peninsula Conservation Society, is among the inductees into the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame this year.

Goosen wins Western Alaska Championship

Mar 7th, 2010 5:10 pm

Shane Goosen wins the 2010 Western Alaska Championship Sled Dog race in Dillingham

Calista and Donlin amend mining lease

Mar 12th, 2010 6:45 pm

Calista Corp. and Donlin Creek LLC have agreed on an amendment to the 1995 lease for subsurface and surface rights in connection with the Donlin Creek property, according to a written statement from Calista. Four specific terms in the amendment are of note:

Woman died from animal attack, troopers say

Mar 11th, 2010 4:21 pm

Medical examiner says Berner died from 'multiple injuries due to animal mauling'

Fairbanks woman caught smuggling marijuana to Nuiqsut

Mar 11th, 2010 2:22 pm

Barrow police caught a Fairbanks woman importing 90 grams of marijuana along with a couple bottles of vodka into Nuiqsut, which is a dry village.

Nikishka Beach access restored

Mar 11th, 2010 1:35 pm

Access to Cook Inlet beach by way of Nikishka Beach Road has been restored today, according to a statement by Superior Court Judge Moran.

Fairbanks woman caught smuggling marijuana to Nuiqsut

Mar 11th, 2010 2:22 pm

BARROW - According to the North Slope Borough Police Department, at about 12 p.m. Feb. 5 borough police officers contacted Erica Kunaknana, 26, at the Central Checkpoint, Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, after Purcell Security personnel found a 750 ml bottle of Svedka vodka in her vehicle. Kunaknana, a resident of Fairbanks, was driving to the village of Nuiqsut, which is a dry village since 1983.

Young woman found dead

Mar 8th, 2010 11:43 am

Bethel police are investigating the death of a young woman discovered Sunday night.

Woman died from animal attack, troopers say

Mar 11th, 2010 4:21 pm

Alaska State Troopers have closed its investigation into the death of Candice Berner, 32, of Perryville, who was found dead on March 8 in the village of Chignik Lake.

Alaska's air carriers shape future at conference

Mar 11th, 2010 10:15 am

A gathering of aviation industry officials spent five days meeting on aviation safety, business practices, airports and technology improvements that will shape the future of Alaska's air transportation in the year to come.