Connecting people to salmon in Alaska, the East Coast and the Midwest during COVID-19
Some fast food restaurants in the Lower 48 have stopped serving hamburgers. Meatpacking plants have shut down. Grocery stores are frequently sold out of flour and rice. But Americans can buy Alaskan seafood directly from the fishermen who caught it — and, in increasing numbers, that’s what they’re doing.
Updated: Slow going for the Copper River opener
Updated: A 12-hour opener marking the start of the 2020 Copper River commercial salmon season proved slow going, with a catch of 1,650 Chinook and 1,500 sockeye salmon, down from 2,300 kings and 20,400 reds in the 2019 opener.
How is The Little Cordova Bakery battling COVID-19?
The Little Cordova Bakery is a small business down on Breakwater Avenue by the Old Harbor. Owner Theresa Carte has taken many precautions to stay in business while keeping her staff, her customers and herself safe.
Cordova Chronicles: A strange centennial graduation
History is full of contradictions, and it seems like the further back one looks, the more there are.
Copper River opener begins with caution
Fishing for the famed Copper River salmon got underway this week, with excitement over the pending harvest somewhat overshadowed by fears that non-resident harvesters and seafood processors might spread the global COVID-19 pandemic through town.
Legislative Update: LB&A approves $125 M in federal relief funding
The Alaska Legislature has recently approved packages of COVID-19 relief funding and unemployment insurance benefits.
State health officials gauge local COVID-readiness
A group of visiting public health officials toured Cordova’s health care facilities Wednesday, May 13. The visit gave state and federal officials an opportunity to observe the challenges facing Cordova in devising a response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Judge: US not unreasonably delaying virus relief for tribes
The U.S. Treasury Department is not unreasonably delaying the release of coronavirus relief funding to Native American tribes, a federal judge ruled this week.
AGs in 14 states to Trump: Let’s hold China accountable
Republican attorneys general in 14 states asked President Donald Trump to form a state-federal partnership to hold China accountable for damages caused by the spread of the new coronavirus.
Around Town: JBER flyover, 2020 graduation, centennial drive
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is saluting COVID-19 responders and essential workers with flights over several Alaska communities on May 12, 13 and 15. In the early afternoon of May 15, two C-17 Globemaster IIIs will fly over Cordova.
