Chapel On The Hill: Now Down By The Riverside...

Chapel On The Hill: Now In The Middle Of Copper Center  The historic "Chapel On The Hill" has long been a pretty little place perc...

Navajo Nation Successfully Beats Back COVID-19 With Hard Work & Diligence

Not that long ago, the Navajo Nation, which covers parts of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico, was enmired in despair and death. Large numbers of...

Yukon Leg Of 2021 Quest On The Canadian Side Is Cancelled Due To COVID-19

  Yukon Quest starting line in Fairbanks. (File Photo, Country Journal) The realities of COVID-19 have taken their toll on the Internat...

Karl Chmielowski, Originally Of Sourdough, Died August 19th, 2020 At Age Of 51

Karl Chmielowski. (Photo, Legacy) Karl Chmielowski, 51, died peacefully at home on Aug. 19, 2020, in Wasilla, Alaska, with his family....

Mary Ann "Chickadee" Martin Of Copper Center Passes Away September 4th, 2020

Bernie Martin's gravesite in Copper Center. (Photo, Find A Grave) Chickadee Martin of Copper Center died on September 4th, 2020.  She wa...

Local Woman, Jody Potts, Discloses Reason For Byron Mallott's Resignation

Jody Potts, a young woman who grew up in Eagle – and later, Copper Center – has suddenly emerged as a major character in a political mystery...

Glenda Ewan, 81 Year Old Matriarch Of Gulkana Village, Passes Away September 5th

Glenda Ewan. (File Photos, Country Journal)  (Gronia) Glenda Ewan Gronia Glenda Ewan of Gulkana Village died on September 5th,  2020 of natu...

Anchorage Crime Is Down This Year

Police Say Decrease Started Before Pandemic  (APD Graphic) Anchorage's crime rate  is dropping this year.  Cars were stolen at a rapid c...

One In Three Glennallen High Students Is Learning Remotely From Home This Year

Monday, August 31st, 2020 was the first day of school in the Copper River School District, and students had a lot of choices this fall. You ...

Peter Young Of Kenny Lake Killed In One-Car Accident at Mile 5 Old Edgerton On Sunday, August 30th

A 40-year old Kenny Lake man, Peter Young, was killed at around 9 am on Sunday morning, August 30th, at Mile 5 on the Old Edgerton Highway. ...

Chromebooks Being Distributed By The Copper River School District

The Copper River School District will be giving out Chromebooks soon to students who are enrolled in "Traditional" schooling this ...

Breakouts At Brother Francis Shelter, McLaughlin Youth Center, Pioneer Home Continue

The Brother Francis Shelter in Anchorage is a Catholic Services social program to provide emergency shelter and services for Alaska's ho...

Postal Employees, Nome, Sled Dogs & Memories Of Long Ago

Martin Buser, Mushing Into Nome At The End Of The Iditarod. (Photo for the Journal by Buck Shreck) Nome Shuts Down Its High Schools Aft...

Alaska CARES Act Eligibility Rules Loosened For The Second Time

Here's some hopeful news. The Alaska CARES Act program has over $250 million in unspent funds which have to be distributed in Alask...

American Indians & Alaska Natives Are At Greater Risk Of COVID-19

American Indians and Alaska Natives have a COVID-19 infection rate that's 3.5 times higher than white people, according to the Centers F...

Play It Again, Sam. Flood Alert At Tazlina

Tazlina River At Risk Of Flooding Again... Darn That Ice Dam! The Tazlina River in its "recreational" role. (Photo, Marnie Gra...

Fred Williams Signs Off From CVEA Board – After Almost 50 Years

Some people hang around on the job for a long time. And Fred Williams is one of those people. He's been on the Copper Valley Electric bo...

Weak Runs Shut Down Copper River Sockeye Fishery

Fish & Game Has Closed All Waters For Sport Fishing Of Red Salmon with Emergency Order  Last Year Fisherman Were Still Sport Fishing...

State Moose and Caribou Hunters Can't Use Their Permits On Federal Subsistence Hunting Areas In Units 13 A and B.

Only Federal Subsistence Hunters Can Harvest Moose and Caribou On Federal Permit Lands In Unit 13 A & B. The State Of Alaska Files Laws...

Still In Lockdown & With Curfews, Navajos Resist In-Person Schooling

BIA Runs Into Trouble Trying To Get Schools Open On Reservations As Parents & Tribal Members Resist ) Native American parents on r...

Katie John Named An Alaskan "Woman Of The Century"

Katie John of Mentasta, Alaska – a Copper Valley Ahtna Athabascan Village – has been named one of 10 Alaskan "Women Of The Century....

Georgianna Lincoln Also Named An Alaskan "Woman Of The Century"

Doyon Woman Was Elected State Senator For Huge District That Included Part Of The Copper Valley  Eileen Ewan (left) gifted a beaded jack...

Copper River Watershed Trying To Raise Funds To Clean Up Junk, Vehicles At The Kotsina Near Chitina

Fishwheels, campers, cutting tables, and vehicles at the river in Chitina. 2006. (Photo, Courtesy Neil Hannan)  Back in the old days in ...

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Cross Road Medical Center Is Changing Its Mode Of Operation, Particularly After-Hours Care

Cross Road Medical Center (Photo, Country Journal) Cross Road Medical Center Recently Sent Out A Letter Regarding Its After-Hour Servic...

Three Choices Of How To "Go To School" This Year: In Person, Remote & Homeschool

Breakdown Of The School District's Options  The Copper River School District is offering students and parents three different options...

The Simple Joys Of Living In Copper River Country

  Stacking Up The Firewood For Winter Photo By Neil Hannan Of Kenny Lake   Cooking Salmon On The Grill Photo By Neil Hannan Of ...

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