Iced! Ancient Baskets & Tools Found At Old Hunting Camps In The Wrangell Foothills

Let's Go Way, Way Back In Time... During Native Heritage Month  Long Ago, Hunters Left Their Tools & Baskets On The Ice. In 2014, So...

What Covid Services Are Offered At CRNA & Cross Road Now?

Vaccines Have Run Out At Cross Road CRNA Giving Shots Only 3 Hours A Week  CRNA Photo, Organizational Website  There are no hospitals in the...

Serious Physical Injury Leads To Assault Arrest, Troopers Say

Troopers Respond To Tok Clinic  Location:   Mentasta Type:  Assault 2, Assault 4 Dispatch Text: On 10/26/21 Tok AST responded to the Tok cli...

Facebook Crashed Off The Web, Ended Up In Congress... And Now It's In The Witness Protection Program

Facing Piles Of Leaked Documents, Facebook Changes Its Name To "Meta"  The Social Media Giant Formerly Known As "Facebook&quo...

Interior Department: Draft Of New Conservation Corps For Native Youth To Work On Local Community Projects

 Indian Youth Conservation Corps Looking For Feedback On Expanded Program  Alaska Natives, Native Americans in the Lower 48, and Native Hawa...

"Booster" Vaccines Approved. CRNA To Release New Information Soon

CRNA Says "Regular" Vaccine Clinic Today, Thursday October 28th Booster shots have been approved nationwide, but the details local...

Troopers Issue Advisory On Staying Safe In The Wilds This Winter

STAY SAFE THIS WINTER Watch for other hunters, use emergency gear, file a trip plan, check rules & regs, don't shoot across the road...

Ahtna Elder Nick Jackson Celebrates Birthday

Nick Jackson Honored On Ahtna Facebook Site  Nick Jackson (Country Journal Archive)  On October 26th, 2021, Ahtna Inc. honored Nicholas Jack...

Troopers Called By Glennallen School After Undefined "Social Media" Threat

Rough Day At Glennallen School As District Faces Unspecified "Threat" Requiring Law Enforcement Assistance  UPDATE: October 27th, ...

October Roads Are Slippery: Two Pickups Off The Glenn In A Single Afternoon

Rollovers On The Glenn Highway Monday Afternoon, October 25th  Roads to Anchorage are basically still good as October draws to an end. Howev...

Althea Hughes Of Gakona Celebrates 97th Birthday In North Carolina

  Althea Hughes, Longtime Gakona Junction Resident  Althea Hughes, longtime Gakona Junction resident, was honored by her family as she hit t...

Bear Mauling Reported To Troopers At Westernmost Ahtna Village Of Cantwell

Bicyclist Reports Brown Bear Attack On Jack River In Cantwell  Location: Cantwell Type: Bear Mauling Dispatch Text: On 10/20/2021, at appro...

School District To Meet With Kenny Lake Parents To Talk Things Over On November 2nd

School Superintendent To Meet Parents At Kenny Lake School Regarding "Issues & Solutions" In mid-October, the Copper River Sch...

Herman Schliesing. Founder of Service Oil & Gas, Dies At 79 Years Old

Herman Schliesing, Longtime Glennallen Resident & Businessman  Herman Schliesing, who provided fuel in the Copper Valley dating back to ...

KCAM Brings In Over $22,000 In October Sharathon

 Money To Be Used For Special Tool Sets & Backup Module For KCAM  KCAM's 3-day 2021 fundraising marathon has brought in over $22,000...

Sally Ann Jones Of Gakona: August 31, 1976 to September 24th, 2021

Sally Ann Jones  August 31, 1976 - September 24, 2021 Sally Ann passed away on September 24th in Gakona, Alaska. She is survived by her best...

Copper Valley Got At Least 15 New Covid Cases Over The Weekend Of October 9th Alone

Almost 3,000 Alaskans Got Covid The Weekend of October 9th As The Pandemic Continues To Rage Across The State  October 11th, 2021 The state ...

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day: October 11th, 2021

October 11th, 2021 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY  Young people, dancing in the Copper Valley. (Archive photo, Country Journal)  The state of Alaska...

Fairbanks: The Spirit For In-School Learning Is Strong, But The School Bus System Is Weak

Kids In Fairbanks Will Get School Bus Service On Alternating Weeks Until Christmas Break  A shortage in trained bus drivers has hit Fairbank...

Troopers: Slana-Related Snowmachine and Trailer Theft Linked To Several Suspects

Location:   Tok/Slana Type:   Burglary/Vehicle Theft Dispatch Text: Update: On 10/9/21, after further investigation, AST positively identifi...

"Into The Wild" Stampede Trail Bus Resurfaces – Now On Display At Fairbanks University Campus

Old Fairbanks Bus Makes Its Way Back Home After Years In The Wilderness  Into the Wild Bus at UAF. (Photo, JR Ancheta, UAF)  Bus Was A Dange...

Black Ice On Tok Cutoff Sends U-Hauler Off The Highway In Rollover Down 100 Foot Slope

Rollover Of Oregon Man Due To October 9th Early Morning Black Ice, Troopers Say   Location:  Gakona Type:  Motor Vehicle Accident Dispatch T...

Troopers Seek Your Help: Equipment & Vast Quantity of Ammo Stolen in Gakona

Major Burglary From Mile 128 Richardson Highway Shop.  Troopers Ask You To Call.  Includes Tools, Reloading Equipment, Mixed Ammunition. The...

Citizen REDDI Report Leads To Tok Cutoff DUI Arrest, Troopers Say

Location:   Chistochina Type:   DUI Dispatch Text: On 10/07/2021 at approximately 2059 hours, Alaska State Troopers received a REDDI report ...

Award For Two Major Rescues In Wrangell-St. Elias In May That Saved 13 People High In Snowy Mountains

Two High-Altitude Rescues In Wrangell-St. Elias Park On Memorial Day Weekend, 2021  Earn Major Award  75 Air Force Personnel Involved  PRESS...

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