COVID-19 Update: Aug. 4, 2021
Two novel coronavirus cases were reported in Cordova from Aug. 2-3, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced.
COVID-19 Update: Aug. 10, 2021
Seventeen novel coronavirus cases were reported in Cordova from Aug. 4-8, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced.
Parents bridle under school mask rule
"[My daughter] was looking forward to going to school this year," parent Chris Bolin said. "And when she heard that it was required to wear a mask… she didn’t want to go to school no more. It’s just heartbreaking, as a parent, to see your kid not want to go to school when she’s doing so good."
Fentanyl linked to June overdose death
"These deadly drugs are circulating in Cordova and there’s really no way to distinguish these from oxycodone," Police Chief Nate Taylor said.
School will resume with masks required
"We can’t justify not having students wear masks right now," Barb Jewell said. "And I have to tell you, we were all pretty heartbroken because we were hours from saying, 'Gosh, we might not have to have masks at school.'"
Vax rate may be lower than reported
"People need to stop reading the voodoo stories on the internet," Councilman Tom Bailer said. "Talk to some real doctors and get the dang shot and quit putting the rest of the people in the community at risk."
Man receives 1 year imprisonment for drug misconduct
Michael D. Glasen, 44, of Cordova, was ordered to to serve one year imprisonment, which he may serve using an electronic monitoring system, after he pled guilty to misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree.
COVID-19 Update: Aug. 23, 2021
Five novel coronavirus cases were reported in Cordova from Aug. 16-22, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced.
COVID-19 Update: Aug. 31, 2021
Four novel coronavirus cases were reported in Cordova from Aug. 23-29, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services announced.
Kids tune in to visiting ‘harmonica guru’
"The harmonica is a great instrument because you don’t have to have any musical training," Phil Douglass said. "I always say, 'If you can breathe, you can play the harmonica.'"
