At Least 30 Delta Herd Buffalo Drown In Small Pond, Limiting Hunt

 Fish & Game Says Buffalo Crashed Through The Ice At End Of April  2024 Bison Hunt Is Limited  Their Skeletons Have Been Discovered   BI...

Planning Meetings & Open Houses About McCarthy Road Will Stretch Into August

  Starting Tuesday, In-Person Public Open Houses:   Identifying Potential Solutions  ABANDONED GILAHINA TRESTLE AS SEEN FROM MCCARTHY ROAD. ...

56-Year-Old Palmer Pilot Charged After Flying Without A License, Defying FAA Rules

 FAA Says William Marsan, Who Has Operated A Palmer Flightseeing Company Named "Sound Aviation" Says He's A "Free Citizen...

John Downes, Who Owned Mechanix Warehouse And Worked On CB300, Has Passed Away

John Downes October, 2023  John Downes has passed away. He led an active life in the Copper Valley as a community volunteer for the Copper B...

Gene Wilcox Who Ran Midway Store In Slana Passes Away

 Gene Wilcox Of Slana  January 1949-June 2024  Gene Wilcox, formerly of Slana, passed away last month. A former Alaska State Trooper, who gr...

Flood Watch On Local Rivers: High Waters, Breached Ice Dams, Dangerous Boating...

   IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN...  Nizina & Kennicott River Confluence. (Photo, Wikimedia Commons)  Use Caution On Streams and Rive...

This Saturday & Sunday In Kennecott: "Changes In The Land"

  ~Please note that for the Saturday evening event in Kennecott, Blackburn Heritage Foundation Shuttle will be providing evening shuttle ser...

Comments Accepted On Castner Glacier Through August 18th, 2024 Says BLM

  BLM seeks public comment on Castner Glacier Recreation Area Management Plan and Environmental Assessment  Comment accepted through August ...

Cow Parsnips Make An Appearance On The Glenn Highway Near Tazlina Glacier Lodge

 Cow Parsnips Are Not Technically An "Invasive" Species In Alaska  ...But The Plant Is Almost Impossible To Find In The Central Co...

Information On Recycling Aluminum Cans From ROAR

 

Message From Jim Allen To The Future: This Is How You Can Never Go Wrong

 COUNTRY JOURNAL SPECIAL FEATURE  A Story Honoring Jim Allen  The Night Jim Allen Saved Parks Place Supermarket From Burning To The Ground.....

Jim Allen, Longtime Copper Valley Businessman, Passes Away

 Jim Allen 1950-2024  Long time Glennallen resident and business owner, Jim Allen, passed away suddenly and peacefully July 19th after a bat...

Covid In Alaska Reported On A Comeback: July 2024

 July, 2024: Alaska Experiencing Summer Covid Case Increase  The state of Alaska is one of many that is said to be experiencing an uptick in...

911 And Anchorage & Fairbanks Airports Hit Hard By Computer Problems July 18-19th, 2024

TROUBLES WITH MICROSOFT BASED COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE...   Disrupted Communications, Flight Cancellations, 911 Dispatch in Wasilla, Fairban...

Message From DOT Regarding McCarthy Road Plans & Meetings In July, 2024

  FROM DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION  JULY 17TH, 2024  "I think I'll just walk, honey." The Kuskulana Bridge on the McCarthy Ro...

Forestry Responds To Escaped Burn Barrel Fire At Cabin On Lake Susitna Near Lake Louise

  A  burn barrel. (Photo, U.S. Government)  Fire spread from a burn barrel at a remote cabin in the Copper River Basin   BY  ALASKA DIVISION...

The Hills Are Alive: Ground Around Bonanza Mine at Kennecott Is Collapsing

  Bonanza Mine at Wrangell-St. Elias Park (Photo, Park Service)  National Park Service Warns Visitors of Collapsing Ground Near Bonanza Mine...


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