KTUU: Anchorage School District assigns new schools for Abbott Loop Elementary students; Veteran organization focuses on importance of difficult discussions surrounding suicide An applied training course gives people the tools needed to potentially save lives; VA Secretary joins local leaders in honoring female veterans The last leg of his state tour included a renaming ceremony for the Anchorage VA Medical Center; Dave and Melissa can’t contain their laughter during carnival food live shot and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Meet Genevieve Mina, Alaska’s second Filipino legislator; Department behind Alaska’s food stamp backlog will soon be processing 260k Medicaid reapplications and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-February 23rd, 1916; This Day in Alaska History-February 24th, 1917; This Day in Alaska History-February 25th, 1997 and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Students can receive commercial driver’s licenses at Iḷisagvik and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell community rallies to support Churchill family and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Statewide testing data helps Unalaska schools find learning gaps following COVID-19 pandemic and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Cordova Times: Eleanor Andrews: ‘I could do anything I wanted’

By Teresa Young, Wayland Baptist University: Toia Farmer named Wayland Baptist University’s Alumnus of the Year
 
 
 
 

By Becca MILFELD, Politiko: From his farm to Alaska, Jimmy Carter leaves environmental legacy

By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Return of Snow
 
 
 
 

By Craig Medred: Iditarod rising

KTUU: 5-year-old cancer patient donates toys to fellow pediatric oncology Justus Trayer, age 5, is in remission after initially being diagnosed with leukemia, but is passing good vibes to other sick kids; Some Anchorage parents heated over ‘inappropriate’ books in school libraries and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Juneau mushroom enthusiast grows community connections through edible fungus business; Earthquakes last longer and feel stronger in parts of Interior Alaska, research finds and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Trooper Track Probation/Parolee Four Miles to Healy Bar after Finding his Abandoned Vehicle Monday; Making sense of raven talk; FAA grants wide authority to UAF unmanned aircraft center; This Day in Alaska History-February 19th, 1902; This Day in Alaska History-February 21st, 1924; This Day in Alaska History-February 22nd, 1919 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairban News Webcenter 11: Safety tips for winter driving in Interior Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Arctic Sounder: Traditional Inupiaq seamstress Mary Lou Sours is remembered for her passion for craft, teaching and life and more ->

 
 
 
 
KINY: Alaska Court System rule change will remove hundreds of marijuana convictions from Courtview; UAS class “The Vietnam War in Film” announces guest speakers for 2023 spring semester and more ->

KSTK: Trident hopes to freeze more fish by reopening Wrangell plant and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal: February 22 to February 28, 2023

Resurrection Bay Historical Society: RBHS Membership Meeting Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 pm in the Seward Museum. Frank Baker will be featured presenter of the “Thursdays: Our History” program starting at 7 pm March 16 in the Library & Museum community room. He will share childhood memories of growing up in Seward in the 1940s-50s.

 
 
 
 
KRBD: As sea otter numbers climb, Southeast Alaska fishermen and elected leaders call for population management and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: University of Alaska assistant professor selected as Unalaska’s new superintendent; Unalaska memorial scholarship helps students attend trade school; New marine forecast zones coming to Alaska’s coastal waters and more ->
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: Women rescued from ice on Tanana River and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Nnacy Lord, ADN: Book review: 2 new collections by Alaska Native poets enhance our understandings of place, cultures, and a legacy of harm

 
 
 
 
The crowing of Marguerita Lee of Nome, center, as Miss Alaska highlighted the 1937 Fairbanks Winter Carnival.
 
 
 
 
Alaska Public Media: Alaska joins lawsuit that would take the abortion pill off the market

By Teddy Wayne, Lit Hub Asks: 5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers In Conversation with Martin Riker, Patrick Bringley, Sonora Jha, Priya Guns, and Melinda Moustakis
Melinda Moustakis: 1950s Alaska. Marriage of practical strangers. Lies. Moose. Alaska’s bid for statehood. Complexities of what statehood and land ownership means. Clearing land. Living on an old school bus. Building a cabin. More moose. Betrayal. Snow.

 
 
 
 
Juneau Empire: 90 shorts talks: The work of ‘professional Volunteer’ Mary Lou King

DOJ: Acting Director Allison Randall of the Office on Violence Against Women Delivers Remarks at 2023 Strengthening Sovereign Responses to Sex Trafficking in Indian Country and Alaska
 
 
 
 

By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Very Early Plover and Other Totem Park Birds
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Six Mile Sunset
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Winter Fishing Trip

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Changing times
 
 
Craig Medred: Shrinking salmon
 
 
Craig Medred: Chasing health
 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Generators, Winter Chicken Feed & Sprouts | Alaska’s Winter Wonderland

 
 
 
 
A Freightdog’s Life: Very bumpy arrival at Anchorage, Alaska – B747-400
 
 

By Craig Medred: The great hypocrisy
 
 
Craig Medred: Canada’s loss
 
 
Craig Medred: Killer bears
 
 
 
 
By Rob Brown, Alaksa Highway News: Tumbler Ridge doctor authors three books for children
 
 
 
 

By Nancy Lord: Book review: An atmospheric historical novel depicts a homesteading life in territorial days By Melinda Moustakis “Homestead”
 
 
 
 

The Founder of Alaska, Inc. lent her expertise to help craft a new essay explaining how modern technology has affected accounting.

By Arthur Williams, Alaska Highway News: City of Prince George tried to silence UNBC critics, emails show City staff tried to suppress the dissemination of an opinion piece written by a group of UNBC faculty which criticized the city’s efforts to clean up the tent encampment known as Moccasin Flats.
 
 
 
 
By Chrissy Sexton, staff writer Earth.com: Clash of the top predators: wolves are eating sea otters
 
 
 
 

AK SPCA February Newsletter

Record Breaking January

We are so happy to report that 2023 kicked off with a bang! During the month of January the hard working staff at the shelter found homes for a record breaking 39 shelter pets. Some of the animals had been waiting a while for their forever home, so it was an awesome way to start the new year!

It is one of our top goals to continue this trend of adopting out as many homeless cats and dogs in Alaska that we can. We wouldn’t be able to do it without your generosity and support. THANK YOU!

Read more ->

 
 
 
 
Fashion Pact: Alaska Zoo and more ->
Around Town with Our Allies:

NOW | Music Machine | Summer Registration Open

NOW | STAR | Online Crisis Line Responder Training

02/15 | Anchorage Opera | When Words Aren’t Enough

02/18 | Skiku | Ski 4 Kids

03/25 | Alaska Junior Theater | Rhythm of the Night Benefit*

04/22 | STAR | Masquerade Ball

05/06 | Hope Community Resources | Walk & Roll for Hope
*See bottom of this email for flyer about this event
 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Rendering Pork Fat into Lard | Two Easy Chicken Meals
 
 

KTUU: Willow man sentenced to 80 years in prison for 2018 murder of wife; Man sentenced to 20 years for 2018 Yakutat murder; Third Avenue Navigation Center set to open this month and more ->

KTOO: Providers and lawmakers look for a way out of Alaska’s childcare shortage; Diminished population of sunflower sea stars may get Endangered Species Act listing and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History-February 8th, 1939 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: North Pole City Council unanimously opposes current Manh Choh ore-hauling plan and more ->

KINY: Murkowski, Sullivan lead Effort to lift outdated PLOs, remove barriers to Public Land Access in Alaska; DEC awards $1.6 million dollars in Clean Water Actions Grants; Lung Association announces National Student Winners of Annual Radon Poster, Video Contest and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Safety first: Wrangell seeks harbor hazard information to leverage federal funding and more ->
 
 
 
 

KFSK: NOAA researchers probe Petersburg fishermen for climate observations and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Killer Whale Watching
 
 

KTUU: Anchorage Police Department begins carrying naloxone and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Responders work hours to rescue injured Juneau skier near Eaglecrest and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Alaska Public Safety officials release a draft policy to put body cameras on troopers; Alaska public defenders to refuse some Nome and Bethel cases due to shortage of attorneys and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Halibut Cove Woman Indicted on Federal Charges of Interfering with a Seaplane; Butterflies in the middle of winter; This Day In Alaska History and more ->

 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Eric Rustad sentenced for January 2020 domestic violence murder; Jamison Gallion sentenced to 37 years for setting fires in Two Rivers area; Daniel Serkov indicted for Delta Junction double homicide; Remains found in 1997 near Canadian border identified as hunter last seen in the 70s and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Utqiagvik residents greet the return of the sun with traditional dance and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Alaska’s governor, lieutenant governor and top officials are in line for a pay increase and more ->

KSTK: Kelp help: Study shows clean-water benefits of kelp and more ->

The Seward Journal February 01 to 07, 2023
 
 
 
 

Resurrection Bay Historical Society: Kim Kowalski-Rogers will be featured presenter of the “Thursdays: Our History” program starting at 7 pm Feb. 16 in the Library & Museum community room. She will reminisce about the years her family owned and operated Dreamland Bowl and more ->

 
 
 
 
KFSK: Petersburg sees increase in fentanyl-laced pills; Petersburg’s Public Library recognized for its stellar programming, attendance, and engagement and more ->

 
 
 
 
KRBD: Ketchikan group’s upcoming CPR training aims to spread lifesaving knowledge in Filipino community and more ->
 
 
 
 

KUCB: Aqalix Qada! Episode 4: How to deep fry Chagix̂ ; Aqalix Qada! Episode 5: Genee’s Unignax̂ Jam and more ->
 
 
 
 
Delta Wind: Rescue personnel escape near miss and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Mill & Feed: All about chickens

We’re kicking off 2023 with new classes!
Register for Chickens 101
Advanced Chickens Class
Feb 11 at 10am
Mandy will go over all you need to know about raising your chickens in Alaska. This class will go more in depth into nutrition, egg handling and more.

And
Try before you buy!
We’re hosting a sampling event at The Mill on February 11th from 2-4pm and February 25th from 2-4pm where we’ll be giving away FREE 4lb bags of Nature’s Logic dog and cat food.

 
 
 
 
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joins 800 KINY “Action Line” in Juneau – February 6, 2023
 
 
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) joins Juneau’s Action Line Radio Show
 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: 1,000 cuts
 
 
Craig Medred: Reinventing salmon
 
 
Craig Medred: The truth benders
 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Spear Fishing Northern Pike | Third Time’s a Charm
 
 

KTUU: Patients dismayed by upcoming closure of Alaska Regional Senior Health Clinic; Anchorage municipal attorney announces resignation; Police investigating assault at Sullivan Arena and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: The Chilkoot Trail has been designated a national historic trail; Donlin mine promises revenue for all Alaska Native corporations, but critics point to environmental risks and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK: Russian Orthodox Epiphany in Napaskiak and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: Kodiak Man Arrested for Felony Possession of Fentanyl Pills; State troopers, misled by false court order, detained school principal for mental health check; This Day in Alaska History-January 25th, 1918 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Molly of Denali goes to Los Angeles Molly of Denali goes to Los Angeles; Negotiations between the school district and ESSA see progress in the new year and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: New principals hired for MRCS and JCCS and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Parks & Rec Director Kate Thomas to take over Wrangell’s economic development and more ->
 
 
 
 
The Seward Journal: January 25 to January 31, 2023
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Company behind Unalaska’s geothermal energy project hits major construction milestone, clams up on funding and more ->
 
 
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Wildlife Out the Road (Early Signs of Herring Season?)
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Motivation on a Gray Day
 
 
 
 
Mo Mountain Mutts: Group Hike Dog Tour
 
 
 
 

KTUU: Blind man says he was struck by snowplow in Spenard, then had trouble reporting it and more->

KTOO: Meet Miss Congeniality, Juneau’s representative to Alaska’s top pageant; Master carver Wayne Price is back at UAS teaching carving and formline and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: Representative Mary Sattler Peltola announces additional staff changes; This Day in Alaska History-January 24th, 1963 and more ->

Fairbans News webcenter 11: Gov. Dunleavy delivers 5th State of the State address Hopes for bipartisanship and cooperation persist heading into second week of 33rd legislative session and more ->
 
 
 
 

KINY: Governor Dunleavy Introduces Resilient Alaskans in the 2023 State of the State and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Council tables hotel tax increase, approves vendor dock program; State’s Board of Game decides against tossing out skull sealing rule for Southeast black bear hunters and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Parker Diakite, Travel Noir: Traveler Story: Venturing Out On An All-Women Expedition In Alaska

 
 
 
 
By Ammon Swenson, Alaska Public Media: Hometown Alaska: Alaska Center for the Book is working to increase awareness of Native authors

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Human road kill

As some of you may know I’ve been hired on as a professor at University Anchorage Alaska to help develop and teach cannabis courses.

Our first course going on its second semester is CannaBasics! I still have room in my class for anyone that is looking to have a greater knowledge and understanding about cannabis regulation, law, history, cultivation and how to make some delicious infusions at home starting February 14th at 5:30pm.

Reach out to your student advisory or myself to get you all signed up. I have some amazing guest speakers coming in from the industry to share their wealth of knowledge and not to mention some exciting hands-on demonstrations. Everything from planting your first hemp seed to infusing food for your friends and family.

Feel free to message me with any questions!

KTUU: Anchorage police searching for suspect in deadly hit-and-run and more ->
 
 
 
 
KTOO: Dunleavy picks Sitka judge for Supreme Court, first justice in decades from small-town Alaska and more ->
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day in Alaska History-January 23rd, 1969 and more ->

 
 
 
 
KINY: Sunday evening fire was put out quickly by CCFR; A possible way to reduce porpoise bycatch will be explored this year; 3rd annual Alaska Fashion Week will return this summer and more ->
 
 
 
 

By Nancy Lord, Book review: New poetry books by Alaskans confirm their authors’ national standing
 
 
 
 
KINY: 31st annual Science for Alaska talks and outreach events announced
Lectures can be viewed on the Science for Alaska website or the Geophysical Institute YouTube channel after the series concludes in March. They also will be available on DVDs through the Alaska library system.
Register here to watch on Zoom.
Join the events on Facebook: 2023 Science for Alaska talk series; and for the Feb. 3 event, Science for Alaska: First Friday Kickoff at the UAF Pub.
For more about the lectures and videos of past talks, please visit the Science for Alaska website or the Geophysical Institute Facebook page @UAF.GI.
 
 
 
 

By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon: University of Alaska report issued to help state leaders craft energy policies as Arctic transforms

 
 
 
 
Simple Living Alaska: Firewood Burn Times + Testing Kindling Splitting Tools | Cabin Wood Stove Cooking

KTUU: North Pole man charged following double homicide in Delta Junction, troopers say; Pedestrian killed, driver arrested for DUI; Woman sustains life-threatening injuries in Seward Highway wreck; Anchorage Ombudsman speaks about allegations of intimidation by mayor’s office while top executive is let go Mayor Bronson’s deputy chief of staff no longer employed amid DA’s investigation; Anchorage Assembly passes emergency ordinances in wake of Demboski allegations; Featured Video Emma Broyles reflects on past year and future ahead Emma Broyles reflects on past year and future ahead; Anchorage man pulls struggling moose from lake and more ->

 
 
 
 
KTOO: Juneau womanʼs stolen regalia has been returned anonymously; A tiny Juneau lot is the latest battleground in a dispute over tribal sovereignty and more ->

Alaska Native News: Magnetic declination and finding the moon; This Day in Alaska History-January 14th, 1869, This Day in Alaska History-January 15th, 1959; This Day in Alaska History-January 16th, 1920; This Day in Alaska History-January 17th, 1913; This Day in Alaska History-January 18th, 1909; This Day in Alaska History-January 19th, 1900; This Day in Alaska History-January 20th, 1913; This Day in Alaska History-January 21st, 1905; This Day in Alaska History-January 22nd, 1902 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Polar bear kills woman, young boy in Wales Troopers identified the victims as a St. Michael mother and her 1-year-old son; North Pole man charged following double homicide in Delta Junction, troopers say; Human trafficking awareness in Alaska; Avalanche bulletin issued for Turnagain Pass this weekend and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Arctic Sounder: Young snowmachiner found suffering frostbite, another missing as search continues in Northwest Alaska; Opinion: Reading is essential for communities’ futures and more ->

KINY: 2022 Emery Valentine Leadership Award recipient is Captain Anne Wilcock; Lawsuit says Alaska Department of Health exposed thousands to hunger risk by not giving food aid and more ->
 
 
 
 
KSTK: Wrangell’s Economic Development Director reflects on three decades of work; Wrangell schools adapt COVID mitigation plan to broader range of illnesses and more ->
 
 
 
 

The Seward Journal January 18 to January 24, 2023

KFSK: Petersburg resident Joseph Tagaban recovers from stem cell transplant in Seattle; Petersburg’s Borough Assembly approves $55,040 for a Housing Needs Assessment and more ->
 
 
 
 
KRBD: Tentative trial date set for case against Ketchikan school district’s use of traditional values and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: UAF adds 1970s audio reels of Aleutian history to digital catalog and more ->

Delta Wind: Senior care group off the ground and more ->
 
 
 
 

Craig Medred: Colder warming

 
 
Craig Medred: World wanderers
 
 
 
 

Edible Alaska Eat Your Words: #45: On Cooking & Capitalism
 
 
 
 

By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Changing Weather
 
 
By Matt Goff, Sitka Nature: Warm (for January) Sunny Day
 
 

KTUU: ‘It’s just a damn roller coaster. It’s a freaking nightmare’: Alaskan mother wants justice after daughter’s death in treatment center Outside; Accused serial rapist in Nebraska has ties to Alaska; ‘Part of the same system’: DOJ investigates similarities between Indigenous boarding schools, mental health treatment facilities; New Anchorage Resource Center to provide services for people experiencing homelessness under one roof; Anchorage charter school asks school board to allow it to move into Abbott Loop Elementary and more ->
 
 
 
 

KTOO: Kodiak fishermen stand down to protest low tanner crab prices and more ->
 
 
 
 

KYUK: More than a shelter: Tundra Women’s Coalition weighs in on its lesser known programs and community responses to violence and more ->
 
 
 
 

Alaska Native News: New Stuyahok Man Pleads Guilty to 2020 Murder of Angelina Chunak; Anchorage Man Dies in Collision with Semi on Glenn Highway; Wasilla Man Arrested for Two Counts of Vehicle Theft and another Person Charged with DUI at Investigation Site; K9 “Lavi” Assists in Taking Fleeing Burglary Suspect into Custody after Sterling Highway Chase; Alaska’s Small Glaciers on the Way Out; This Day in Alaska History-January 12th, 1916, This Day in Alaska History-January 13th, 1946 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fairbanks News Webcenter 11: Human trafficking awareness in Alaska and more ->

The Arctic Sounder: Iñupiat leader and whaling captain Oliver Leavitt dies at 79 and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Bartlett Regional Hospital announces Fireweed Award recipients; Alaska governor pitches plan to capitalize on carbon markets and more ->
 
 
 
 

KSTK: Wrangell government establishes new position to market the community itself; Alaska’s Marine Highway System sees leadership changes and more ->
 
 
 
 
KFSK: Petersburg Fire Department responds to house fire five miles South of downtown; Petersburg Schools scramble to pay for new Alaska READS Act requirements Petersburg Schools scramble to pay for new Alaska READS Act requirements and more ->
 
 
 
 
KUCB: Missing Unalaska teen located and more ->

 
 
 
 
Craig Medred: Livin’ the life

Simple Living Alaska: Snowfall at the Cabin | Ptarmigan Pot Pie