Zachary Snowdon Smith
Zachary Snowdon Smith was the editor of The Cordova Times from February-December 2021.
Updated: Air search underway for missing hunter
Neil Durco entered the McKinley Lake Trail area Monday, Oct. 7, and is thought to have been heading for Pyramid Peak, a summit near Saddlebag Glacier.“It’s pretty urgent, given the weather conditions right now,” Trooper Laura Reid said. “If he really was going up to Pyramid Peak, it’s not easy terrain. He could be injured. We just don’t know.”
Vets report canine disease outbreak
“Try to curtail having lots of contact with other dogs,” says veterinarian Dr. Ken Hill. “Even if they’re not symptomatic, they can still pass bacteria or other components of the disease.”
Cordova to receive two new tsunami sirens
“It’s gonna be loud, it’s gonna be annoying during the Wednesday testing, but we’re just going to have to deal with it,” Fire Marshal Paul Trumblee said. “We’re trying to make the whole community safe.”
Helen Howarth: Cordova’s new big cheese
Ever since she opened Fromagio’s Artisan Cheese, Helen Howarth has resigned herself to being known as “the cheese lady.” Starting Oct. 18, she will also be Cordova’s city manager.
Field narrows in city manager contest
The three remaining candidates for city manager include a state healthcare coordinator, a cheese entrepreneur and a former director of Native Village of Eyak.
Coast Guard ship arrives from Baltimore
A U.S. Coast Guard ship has arrived in Cordova after a five-week voyage from Baltimore, Md. The USCGC Fir carried 47 crew, some of whom had been away from home for up to four months.
Youth call for city statement on climate change
The city of Cordova must explicitly confirm that it accepts the existence of human-caused climate change, say protesters.
Cordova steels itself for seven months of isolation
"If Cordova would just disappear, it’d make a lot of people real happy," retired fisherman Phil Lian says. "But it isn’t gonna happen."
Review: Moka
“Moka” is an eerie, poignant film that rejuvenates the revenge thriller by stripping it to its basics.
Review: Dark Phoenix
"Dark Phoenix" is not a great movie, or even an ambitious movie, but it is an entertaining movie.
