July 21st, 1917
Budget amendment would prevent coastal communities from losing ferry service in winter
Proposal would maintain monthly Alaska Marine Highway System runs JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives earlier this week included an amendment in House Bill 2001 that seeks to prevent coastal communities from going without Alaska Marine Highway System service this winter. Several communities face that troubling prospect under a recently proposed winter schedule […]
Tustumena Returns to Service
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced today that the M/V Tustumena has returned to service for communities in Southwest Alaska and the Aleutian chain. The M/V Tustumena is one of ten ferries providing essential service in coastal and non-port communities. Individuals, businesses, and local governments rely on the ferry system to […]
Seldovia Police Investigate Death of Colorado Man
Although police in Seldovia are investigating the death of a temporary worker in Seldovia, they report that they do not believe that his death involved foul play. The remains of 47-year-old Troy Dean Fisher, of Grand Junction, Colorado have been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s office in Anchorage after his body was discovered by […]