Lt. Governor Nancy Dahlstrom awarded Sally Russell Cox with the annual Shirley Demientieff award Friday at the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Convention. Sally Russell Cox has been working with the Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs (DCRA) for nearly two decades. She manages DCRA’s Community Resilience Programs, that includes serving as the State […]
With a $12,925 grant from Museums Alaska, the Alutiiq Museum will purchase five works of art for its permanent collection. The pieces are the creations of five different artists with links to Alutiiq culture or to Kodiak. From Kodiak Alutiiq artist Mary Jane Longrich, the museum will purchase Nootka Rose, a contemporary doll made of […]
An attempt to evade a traffic stop and arrest ended badly for an Eagle River woman after a short pursuit on Wednesday morning. Alaska State Troopers with the Bureau of Highway Patrol in Wasilla, while on patrol near mile 50 of the Parks Highway, observed the driver of a Dodge sedan not wearing a seat […]