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Alaska News February 11, 2022

KINY: Anchorage lawmaker passes away, (Former Alaska State Senator Johnny Ellis) flags to fly half-staff Tuesday and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Girdwood Fire Department looking for more local hires; Alaska transportation department, Municipality of Anchorage partner to transfer Birchwood Airport to the city; Survey finds optimism from Alaska small businesses heading into 2022 after difficult 2 years and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Expecting a surge of visitors, Sitka will close a main thoroughfare on days with heavy cruise traffic; State Reps. Kurka and Eastman sponsor bill to move capital to Willow and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Alaska Senate Unanimously Approves SB9, the Title 4 Alcohol Statute Rewrite; Caribou cams give insight into secret lives; This Day In Alaska History February 11th, 1945 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: $5,000 Nuvision scholarship opportunity for six high school students and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Resource fair draws in donations for Petersburg, Wrangell; Petersburg cruise stops, passenger numbers likely to climb in 2022 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: School board picks Southwest Alaska principal Michael Robbins as Ketchikan’s next superintendent and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fireside Books presents Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, February 11, 2022
 
 
 
 
Anchorage Patch: Man Found Guilty for Assault + Police Shoot Man Holding BB Gun (2019) and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Face of adventure
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Spend The Day Exploring The Dozens Of Glaciers In Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park

Alaska News February 09 & 10, 2022

KINY: Man found guilty in 1993 Alaska university killing case; Congressman Don Young introduces legislation to provide support for homeless and foster students and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: WATCH: U.S. Coast Guard rescue two fishermen from a sinking boat; Lakefront Anchorage Hotel owners dropping Iditarod sponsorship after nearly 30 years; The Anchorage Health Department gives a tour of the Sullivan Arena shelter and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s News Source: Ombudsman finds persistent problems at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel police arrest and charge man with first degree murder; Remembering the legacy of former state legislator and Emmonak community leader Martin B. Moore Sr. and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Governor Dunleavy Establishes Alaska Food Security and Independence Task Force; This Day In Alaska History February 9th, 1907, February 10th, 1905 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Joel Hard chosen as new Director of Village Public Safety Officer Operations and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Scientists improve predictions for sea ice coverage and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: New memorial scholarship honors commercial-fishing Wrangell siblings Sig & Helen Decker and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal February 09 to February 15, 2022
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Historical evidence reveals Pacific cod fishery likely started a decade earlier than originally thought and more ->
 
 
 
 
anchoragemuseum Introducing “A.Kingdom,” a video projection on the museum’s facade that features a collection of works by Anchorage-based artist Justin DeWolf (@Aksel.g.life).
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Another weak year
 
 
 
 
By Josh Revak, Alaska Journal of Commerce: Biden administration needs to keep its promise to Alaska Native veterans
 
 
 
 
By GetNews, Digital Journal: New children’s book “A Trip on the Tundra Explorer” by Jacob Deskins is released, a story of a young student introducing his new teacher to the Alaskan wilderness and coming together to overcome anxiety
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The Mount Alyeska Trail Is A Beautiful Hike In Alaska With A Mouthwatering Restaurant Right Along It

Alaska News February 08, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Telling Alaska’s Story: Anchorage man has a wrong made right more than 60 years later West Anchorage High School presents new diploma to 80-year-old resident and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: The COVID-19 pandemic is leaving more children in Alaska’s foster care system without stable homes; Sitka charter operator pleads guilty to electricity theft estimated at $200K; Watch: Juneau Assembly considers Peratrovich Plaza rename, North Douglas rezone and hospital debt; school bus idles at JDHS Training requirements for new commercial drivers in Alaska got tougher on Monday and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Bethel City Council could ban ATVs from the highway and extend COVID-19 mitigation measures; LKSD to allow community use of school gyms and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Homer Driver Suffers Medical Issue, Crashes, Dies on East End Road; Bone-chilling cold makes it feel like 88 below zero in remote Alaskan town; University of Alaska Announces Mariculture Conference, Mariculture for Alaska’s Future; This Day In Alaska History February 8th, 1939 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Juneau Assembly approves Douglas rezone and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Petersburg assembly OKs recreation passes for childcare providers; Petersburg School Board to consider purchasing a bobcat and adopting next year’s calendar at regular meeting and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Ketchikan magistrate and Fairbanks federal prosecutor nominated to fill Ketchikan Superior Court vacancy and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Coast Guard cutter and its 140 crew members return to California after a nearly 80-day patrol in the Bering Sea and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Common political ground
 
 
 
 
Bakersfield.com: SBA Administrator Announces $150,000 To Fund Historic Women’s Business Center Expansion in Alaska
 
 
 
 
By Ali Zaslav and Lauren Fox, CNN: Lawmakers inch closer to a deal on Violence Against Women Act

Alaska News February 07, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Anchorage police seeking information on escaped inmate; Sen. Dan Sullivan discusses Ukraine, dependence on foreign oil; Alaskan truck drivers rally to oppose COVID-19 vaccine mandates for US-Canada border crossings Industry workers, others joined in on road rally in solidarity; The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center plans to expand and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History February 7th, 1893 and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Searching for answers
 
 
 
 

By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: One Of The Most Famous Hotels In Alaska Is Also One Of The Most Historic Places You’ll Ever Sleep

Alaska News February 06, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Nonprofit clinic hopes to expand to better serve Mountain View and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s News Source: How a Dillingham hairstylist turned her salon into a free store and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Two dogs attack a child in Aniak and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History February 6th, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: At least three households displaced after downtown Ketchikan fire damages apartment building and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Zoë Sobel, KUCB: How We Tallied Alaska Aviation Deaths
 
 
By Maggie Nelson, KUCB: Preserving Aleutian history: collection of 1970s audio reels finds new home online

Alaska News February 05, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Aniak man fatally shot by US Marshals serving high-risk warrant, troopers say; Anchorage voters can track their ballot starting in the next election and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Pubic Media: Alaska electric utilities are proposing new rates for fast charging stations for electric cars and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: The Aniak Robotics team has a plan to tackle its community’s supply chain issues and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History February 5th, 1910 and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Utqiagvik taxis cut off from food deliveries and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Juneau Grand Jury returns several indictments; Juneau Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm; Juneau’s police chief talks to News of the North about status of Freedom Convoy investigation and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell puts down $1.1 million towards a new water plant and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Petersburg Indian Association transitions to new tribal administrator and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Former PeaceHealth nurses accuse hospital system of top-down culture of retaliation against employees and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Anchorage Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) is joining ConnectSafely in support of #SaferInternetDay on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Find home and school programs at SID-USA.org. (Facebook)
 
 
 
 
By iNewswire: Digital Journal: Author Daniel Luckow’s New Audiobook ‘Changed Forever’ is a Stirring Autobiography of the Author’s Challenges Facing Both Nature and Wrongful Imprisonment

Alaska News February 04, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Alaskan women celebrate national Wear Red Day; Fort Wainwright soldier arrested on sexual abuse charges; Facing a retention crisis, Alaska Legislature considers a more generous first responder retirement scheme and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Alaska permafrost thaw is clue in mystery of Arctic methane explosions; Park service mulls changes to management plan as Exit Glacier recedes; Stories from Gulf of Alaska fishermen are headed to the Library of Congress and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Palmer Patrol Vehicle Runs into Pedestrian Thursday Morning; Congressman Don Young Welcomes 2022 NOAA Sea Grant Fellow Anderson Tran to His Washington, D.C. Office; This Day In Alaska History February 4th, 1941 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Crime tips app now available in Juneau; Tribes: Settlement in opioids case will foster healing; Attorney General files lawsuit over products falsely claiming to be made in Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Bonnie Demerjian. Juneau Empire: Writers’ Weir: ‘Migration’ and ‘The Heralds’
 
 
 
 
Spayghetti is fast approaching and we need your help. Please share this flyer or print out and post in your business. This is the Alaska SPCA’s main fundraising event and is critical to helping us save dog and cat lives across the state. As you know, the Alaska SPCA does not receive regular support from the ASPCA, Humane Society, or other national animal welfare group. We are independent, which means community support is vitally important. In 2021, because of our community support, we were able to distribute more than 10,000 lbs of pet food, provided more than 5,500 low cost and free spays and neuters, protected pet and public health by administering 24,000+ vaccines, and found new loving homes for 206 abandoned dogs and cats through our Adoption Center.

If you can’t join us in person, please consider sponsoring or donating. 2022 promises to reach new heights, but we need your help to do that. Join us—and encourage others—for Spayghetti 2022!

Warmly,

Kelly Donnelly, MPA

Executive Director

Alaska SPCA

Saving companion animal lives since 1955

Take me to the AKSPCA Website

3710 Woodland Dr., #1200

Anchorage, AK 99517

(907) 562-2999 (main)

(907) 562-2935 (direct)

(907) 312-8789 (cell)

Alaska News February 02 & 03, 2022

By Kendra Hanna, KUOW: Authors reckon with the aftermath of childhood sexual abuse
 
 
 
 
By Jacob Mann, Frontiersman.com: Local WWII veteran celebrates 100th birthday at his favorite Valley restaurant
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Boots 2 Brews provides apprenticeships for those exiting the military; Scenic Park Elementary School staff celebrate the Chinese New Year; Inside the Gates: JBER needs civilian employees and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTUU Alaska’s Public Media: An Anchorage restaurant operator says the pandemic is still hitting the industry hard; Alaska Senate passes bill to maintain website aimed at spending transparency; Tiny Whittier debates an Alaska Native corporation’s proposal for a second cruise ship dock and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Three Juveniles Steal Vehicle with 6-Year-Old Aboard Wednesday Morning; Troopers, VPSOs in Thorne Bay Arrest Outboard Thief while Selling His Ill-Gotten Gains on Craigslist; State Governor Dunleavy Introduces Legislation Creating Energy Independence for Alaska Governor Dunleavy Introduces Legislation Creating Energy Independence for Alaska; This Day In Alaska History February 2nd, 1931, February 3rd, 1962 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbnks News Webcenter 11: Fairbanks School Board approves closing of two elementary schools; University of Alaska Fairbanks hosts series of air pollution experiments with international researchers; Roads to personal-use woodcutting areas cleared by Division of Forestry and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Kotzebue Iron Dog particpant races to raise awareness about suicide and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests; Fifth Traditional Games to be held in Juneau and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Barge freight rate increases add to rising grocery costs in Wrangell and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal: February 02 to February 08, 2022
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Cultural awareness festival comes to Petersburg Feb. 10-15; Petersburg Parks and Rec starts family game nights and more ->
 
 
 
 
KNOM: The Nome Static, February 2022
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Ketchikan’s Saber-Toothed Salmon and Smolts are headed to Seward for an annual ocean science competition and more ->
 
 
 
 
By MARK THIESSEN, Associated Press, Anchorage Press: Alaska man in mistaken FBI raid runs for lieutenant governor
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Accept thy neighbor
 
 
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: This Hot Tub Hideaway In The Middle Of Nowhere In Alaska Is The Stuff Of Bucket List Dreams
 
 
By Carey Seward, Only In Your State Alaska: This Beautiful Trail in Alaska Leads You Right To A Gorgeous Hot Spring
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Watching Snow Fall From This One Hot Spring Resort In Alaska Is Basically Heaven
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: The One Walk Above The Trees In Alaska That’s Beautiful Any Time Of Year
 
 
 
 
Anjanette Barr ~ The Book Barrista: Have you been watching my YouTube Videos? Reading my Novel? Inbox

Alaska News January 30 & 31 and February 01, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Telling Alaska’s Story: John Bury talks about 67 years as a ham radio operator; A conversation with Rosey Fletcher, Olympic bronze medalist; Preparing for a disaster: State agency outlines 12 steps to be ready in a year and more ->
 
 
SOA Emergency preparedness The division has a plan that outlines 12 steps.
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: USDA approves Alaska’s industrial hemp plan; Anchorage is clearing homeless camps in midwinter, raising concerns from advocates; Tlingit and Haida will have tribal assembly online again and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month; Tyonek Man Armed with a Shotgun Gives up to Trooper after Brief Stand-Off in Village; 70 years of 176th Wing: Lars Johnson architect of 176th Wing, Alaska Air Guard 70 years of 176th Wing: Lars Johnson architect of 176th Wing, Alaska Air Guard; This Day In AlaskaHistory January 30th, 1901, January 31st, 1956, February 1st, 1918 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Buy the Book: Public dollars pay for Netflix, trips to the zoo and karate lessons for kids learning from home The pandemic boosted enrollment in nontraditional school options, but some are concerned about the ramifications; University of Alaska Fairbanks hosts international air quality study; Discrepancies in forensic reports explained in Jury Trial of Steven Downs and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Ted Stevens Airport director announces departure ANC is the second busiest cargo airport in the United States and the fourth busiest in the world.
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Here’s how to find Ketchikan’s COVID-19 data on Alaska’s statewide dashboard and more ->
 
 
 
 
By First National Bank Alaska, Making It: A Century Shaping Tomorrow for Alaskans SPONSORED: How First National Bank Alaska has thrived for 100 years while helping generations of Alaskans realize their dreams.
 
 
 
 
Fireside Books presents Shelf Awareness for Readers for Tuesday, February 1, 2022
 
 
 
 
Bill Sherwonit, Anchorage Press: City Wilds: Later than usual, waxwings enliven the neighborhood
 
 
Anchorage Press: Call for 2022 Ten Most Endangered Historic Properties Nominations
 
 
Restaurant Review by Jin Chong, Anchorage Press: With Preference, Anchorage finally gets a full-fledged vegan restaurant
 
 
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: Take In The Frozen Views Of Denali National Park On The Mount Healy Overlook Trail This Winter
 
 
By Megan McDonald, Only In Your State Alaska: There’s A New Russian Restaurant In Alaska, And It’s Enchanting
 
 
 
 

Alaska News January 29, 2022

KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Family raises questions after son’s suicide in front of Anchorage police; Anchorage volunteers collect relief supplies for Tonga; Division of Elections hosting ‘I voted’ sticker, election pamphlet artwork contest for Alaska youth and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Winter means hibernation for some — but not all — of Kodiak’s bears and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Young Child Walks a Mile to Gas Station in Freezing Weather after being Kicked out Late Friday Night; This Day In Alaska History January 29th, 1908 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: University of Alaska Fairbanks research center monitors nuclear explosions worldwide; University of Alaska Fairbanks to host free avalanche safety class; Alaska State Troopers Seek Kyle Titus whereabouts and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: 2022 Women of Distinction announced by AWARE and more ->
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Paint it pink