While temperatures of 40 below zero might send most of us to our couches, Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge biologist Mark Ross grabbed his recorder and some water.
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White House taps ex-Tanana Chiefs chairman Victor Joseph for COVID-equity task force
Former Tanana Chiefs Conference Chief and Chairman Victor Joseph has been appointed to a federal task force to ensure all Americans are tested and treated for COVID-19 fairly.
Alaska mushing icon Aliy Zirkle says the 2021 Iditarod will be her last
Aliy Zirkle has finished either the Iditarod or Yukon Quest every year since 1998. She won the Yukon Quest in 2000. At the Iditarod, she finished second three times in a row.
Fairbanks City Council members question mayor’s screening process for next police chief
At a Fairbanks city council meeting this week, some questioned a process where Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer and consultant Greg Russell screened applications for Fairbanks’ next police chief.
Alaska’s vaccine plan, testing mandate could be thrown into uncertainty if Legislature fails to act
The state’s authority to prioritize vaccines for at-risk groups would also end if the declaration ends, and communities that do not have health powers will be left behind, according to the Division of Public Health.
‘People really pulled together’: Volunteers help fix Nenana’s frozen-up water plant
City workers discovered that an overhead door in the city’s water-treatment plant had been left open overnight — and the temperature had plunged to 36 below zero.