Elin Johnson
Elin Johnson grew up in Juneau, Kodiak, and Anchorage. She graduated from Linfield University with a degree in Journalism and Media Studies and International Relations. She has written for The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, The Well News, New America, The 340B Report, Open Campus Media's Work Shift, and others. Reach Johnson at elin@thecordovatimes.com.
City looks to fill board and commission vacancies
The mayor’s office and Cordova City Council are soliciting applications for upcoming open city board and commission positions. Three...
Annual Fat Bear Week is bearing down upon us
The time is coming. The week all bear enthusiasts have been waiting for. It’s almost Fat Bear Week. Fat...
Alaska Department of Public Safety receives $3M for criminal records system updates
Last week the state announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) awarded more than $3.3 million in grant...
Research shows Alaska is one of the most expensive states to die in
Most Alaskans know how expensive it is to live in the state. High housing, food, merchandise, and gas costs are juggled every...
No major injuries after two aircraft suffer midair collision over Katmai
On Monday afternoon an airplane and a helicopter suffered a midair collision while flying within Katmai National Park and Preserve.
State agencies release new report addressing crisis of missing indigenous people
A new report published by state law enforcement agencies last week includes information about two people marked missing from the Valdez-Cordova Borough...
Cordova Telecom Cooperative to bring better connectivity to rural regions with $34.9M federal grant
The Cordova Telecom Cooperative (CTC) announced Monday that it received a $34,905,000 grant from the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural...
City Council approves new jail security door upgrades after jail break in March
The City of Cordova is working to replace its jail security doors in the public safety building after a former inmate assaulted...
Ancient grass mat artifacts found in Kodiak
Archaeologists with Kodiak’s Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository have recovered woven artifacts that are an estimated 3,000 years old.
State goes live with sexual assault kit tracking software
The Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that the Sex Assault Kit Tracking System has gone live statewide, empowering survivors of...
CPD dispatch report
JUNE 05, MONDAY:Nothing to report.JUNE 06, TUESDAY:At 6:00 p.m. an...
