JUNEAU, Alaska – Sealaska directors have approved a December distribution to shareholders to be paid on or about December 5, 2014. Distribution and Stock Type Type of Stock Per Share $ Amount Per 100 Shares Non-Elder and Urban and At-Large Shareholders $8.99 $899 Elder Urban and At-Large Shareholders $9.78 $978 Non-Elder Village and […]
A dive tender working on a landing craft operating as a mining dredge in northwest Alaska contacted the Alaska State Troopers in Nome to report an unresponsive diver operating off the rig late Wednesday night. It was late Wednesday at 10:41 pm that troopers in Nome were notified by the dredge “Argo” that was operating […]
The Board of Directors of the Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) voted to endorse Mark Begich for U.S. Senate during a recent meeting in Anchorage. Senator Begich has demonstrated long-standing support for and advocacy of Native issues in general, including protection of subsistence rights, Native voting rights, Small Business Administration government contracting regulations, and numerous other issues important […]
The man who jumped in to the Chena River from the Steese Highway Bridge in Fairbanks with a friend on Thursday, then went missing in the river, has been identified by the Tanana Chiefs Conference as 35-year-old Andrew John, who is a resident of Arctic Village and Fairbanks. The TCC issued a press release identifying […]