Alaska State Troopers report that on Wednesday evening, after air and ground searches, the 25-year-old missing Chevak man missing since New Years was found very wet and tired but alive. The male, whose named has not been revealed, left Chevak on New Years afternoon bound for Scammon Bay on a blue and white snowmachine. He […]
A team from Alaska Sea Grant, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, the University of Alaska Anchorage Economics Department, and a filmmaker, is working with students and the community in Chevak, located in southwest Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. The researchers are addressing issues of coastal change, food security and migration in this region. Chevak […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Housing Inspectors went to Hooper Bay and Chevak on Saturday, Oct. 22 to help survivors register for FEMA assistance and perform housing inspections for applicants who experienced damage from the Sept. 15 – 20 severe storms, flooding and landslides. Teams traveled to these villages to register survivors […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard continued with the tradition of Operation Santa Claus again this year, spreading holiday joy to remote Alaskan villages by delivering gifts to children of two communities. Gifts were delivered to Buckland Dec. 14, while a flight to Chevak was delayed several times due to inclement weather. […]