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At Mile 19.5 traffic cones surrounds a large hole caused by a collapsed culvert. Perhaps a Christmas tree with a red light atop, rather than alder, should have been stuck in the ho-ho-hole. Photo by Dick Shellhorn/The Cordova Times

Cordova Chronicles: Copper River Highway culverts face furry adversary

Dick Shellhorn - January 20, 2018

Recently a portion of a culvert at 21.5 Mile on the Copper River Highway collapsed, causing a hole in the middle of the gravel...

Study on virus risk to ocean salmon questioned

The Cordova Times - January 19, 2018

Three marine conservation entities in British Columbia say they are questioning the integrity of a report issued by the Canadian government that concluded there...

Tourism, Cordova Center and raw fish tax discussed at town hall meeting

Emily Mesner - January 19, 2018

City Manager Alan Lanning laid out details on the city’s $10.5 million budget for 2018 on Tuesday, Jan. 16 to more than 50 Cordovans...

Councilmember Kenneth Jones listens as Robert Brown speaks to the Council on the council action on disposal and method of disposal of Lot 3, Block 5 North Fill during the City Council meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times

City lots stir conversation during council meeting

Emily Mesner - January 18, 2018

Acreage eyed by Robert Brown for expansion of his machine shop business is for now unavailable, after a vote by the Cordova City Council,...

Shoppers at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 12 were lined up on both sides of the entrance to Sam’s Club off Dimond Blvd. in Anchorage. They said they were waiting about one hour to get into the store. Despite recent announcements that Sears in Anchorage and all three Sam’s Clubs stores in Alaska are closing, Alaska is seeing a softening of the recession and the economy seems to be improving a bit, says state labor economist Neal Fried. Photo by Margaret Bauman/The Cordova Times

Perks, buds and visitors will boost state’s 2018 finances

Margaret Bauman - January 18, 2018

Job losses will continue in some areas of the Alaska economy in 2018, but the good news is more than a million visitors are...

Sam Snyder, engagement director for Trout Unlimited, with his children, Finn, 6, and Deacon, 4, helped deliver boxes of petitions in support of putting the Stand for Salmon petition on the Alaska ballot during a 2018 election. Photo by Margaret Bauman/The Cordova Times

Election Division receives petitions to put salmon initiative on ballot

Margaret Bauman - January 17, 2018

Backers of an initiative to update a 60-year-old law guiding development of projects in salmon habitat have gathered over 49,500 signatures in support of...

The Caldentey family snorkel in Hawaii on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. Photo by Paul Caldentey /for The Cordova Times

False ballistic missile threat puts life in perspective

Emily Mesner - January 14, 2018

The sun begins to rise between two palm trees. Waves roll over one another, gently reaching the shore, as the pink sky reflects in...

Cordova Chronicles: Peace on Earth, at least in Cordova

Dick Shellhorn - January 13, 2018

Another holiday season has passed, and we were blessed with not only a seven-day stretch of incredibly blue-skied Christmas vacation weather, but also a...

Cartons of Darigold milk sit in the refrigerator at Nichols’ Backdoor Store on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Owner, Dan Nichols, purchases the milk from Sam’s Club. Walmart announced the closing of Sam’s Club branches nationwide, including the three Alaska locations. Photo by Emily Mesner/The Cordova Times

UPDATED: Sam’s Club closures have immediate effect on Cordova businesses

Emily Mesner - January 12, 2018

Local businesses are already feeling the effects of all three Alaska Sam’s Clubs closing.Walmart abruptly announced Thursday the closure of 63 of its 650...

Feds, King Cove Corp. reach land exchange agreement

Margaret Bauman - January 12, 2018

After decades of fighting to complete a road between the small Aleutians fishing community of King Cove and the all-weather airport at Cold Bay,...

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