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Four dead in military plane crash
Posted on July 29th, 2010
Four dead after a military plane crashed minutes after taking off from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage.
From arts to athletics, WEIO has it all
Posted on July 29th, 2010
Part sports, part crafts, part social gathering
Posted on July 29th, 2010
Like most teenage boys, Inupiaq 16-year-old Ethan Oomituk dreams of the day he defeats his dad in a test of strength. He got his shot at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics.
New generation eyes next 50 years of WEIO
Posted on July 29th, 2010
While most people are focused on next year's 50th anniversary of the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, some athletes have their sights set on 2061
Task force tackles state's education challenges
Posted on July 29th, 2010
Task force's report to Legislature will guide improvements to Alaska's education system.
Posted on July 29th, 2010
[b]Aug. 16 is deadline to file for local government seats[/b] The City of Unalaska will hold general municipal elections on Oct. 5. Persons interested in running for mayor, city council member (two seats) or school board member (two seats) must file a declaration of candidacy form by Aug. 16. Forms are available at Unalaska City Hall, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. For more information, call the city clerk's office at 581-1251.
After a delay, Story Miller embarks on Bering Sea with NOAA
Posted on July 29th, 2010
[i]Editors note: Story Miller, a science and math teacher at Unalaska City School, is spending part of her summer aboard the NOAA research ship Oscar Dyson. As a member of NOAA's Teacher at Sea program, she will work with scientists surveying the populations of walleye Pollock in the Bering Sea and gathering other scientific data from July 19 through Aug. 6. The Fisherman will print selections from her blog as they become available. To view the blog, visit http://storymillernoaa2010tas.blogspot.com/.[/i] [b]July 13[/b]
Posted on July 29th, 2010
[b]Support fiber optic Internet connection for the Aleutians[/b] Unalaska groups are invited to write letters of support for the Northern Fiber Optic Cable project as it moves into the second round of stimulus funding. Kodiak Kenai Cable Co. will provide fiber optic cable service to the Aleutian region by constructing the Northern Fiber Optic Link (Northern Fiber Link), which will extend the Kodiak Kenai Fiber Link system from Kodiak Island to the Aleutian Islands and Western Alaska with landing points at King Cove, Unalaska (Dutch Harbor), Naknek (King Salmon), Dillingham, Bethel, Nome, Kotzebue, Barrow and Prudhoe Bay (Deadhorse). Address letters of support for the project to Walt Ebell, CEO Kodiak-Kenai Cable Co., 2702 Denali St., Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99503. For more information on the project, visit http://www.northernfiberlink.info/.
DA throws out charges against former clinic employee
Posted on July 29th, 2010
Case against Calcia 'was a mistake.'
Willow rose hosts insect drama within
Posted on July 28th, 2010
From the more-you-look-the-more-you-see file, I present the willow rose. The willow rose is lovely, green and unexpected, its whirled petals gracing the top of Alaska willows like the most delicate blossom in the cooler of a flower shop. But this rose is cultivated by an insect that manipulates the poor willow for both food and shelter, often at a price to the bug that seems worse than death.
Estimates put sockeye value up $40 million
Posted on July 28th, 2010
Fishermen are happy as they wrap up the world's biggest red salmon fishery at Bristol Bay. Even though the catch of 28 million sockeye salmon came up a bit short, they will get a better payday than they've had in over two decades. All major processors are paying a base price of 95 cents a pound for sockeyes, compared to 70 cents last year. It's the best base price since1988 when Bristol Bay reds fetched $2.11 a pound. (The lowest price was 42 cents in 2001.) With bonuses for chilled and bled fish, this year's final price for many fishermen could top $1.20 a pound.
Grants funding Newtok's move to Mertarvik
Posted on July 28th, 2010
The Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development is playing a central role in the relocation of the Western Alaska village of Newtok, according to a written statement from that department. Through its Division of Community and Regional Affairs, the department has administered several grants designed to aid in the multi-phase project, and has been coordinating the interagency group providing assistance to the community. Most recently, a $4 million legislative grant was put to work for the construction of a road and evacuation shelter for the Yup'ik Eskimo village located west of Bethel.
Congress passes law to enhance rural policing
Posted on July 28th, 2010
The Tribal Law and Order Act is on its way to the White House for President Barack Obama's signature following House passage of the legislation, according to a statement from U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowksi. The bill, which passed the Senate last month, would improve law enforcement and the justice system on Indian reservations in the Lower 48.
Mapping of state gets off the ground
Posted on July 28th, 2010
Noting that it's a big job and a long time in the making, officials from the state and federal government last week celebrated the beginning of a much-needed $55 million statewide mapping initiative. "There are some huge deficiencies in the state's topographic mapping," said Marc Luiken, deputy commissioner of aviation for the State of Alaska Department of Transportation.
$5 million in disaster relief aid passes Congress for Yukon River fishermen
Posted on July 27th, 2010
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House has passed a 2010 supplemental appropriations bill that includes $5 million requested by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, to help mitigate the Yukon River Chinook salmon fishery failure, her office reported in a written statement.