Public input sought on heli-skiing assessment
Public comment will be accepted through Aug. 22 on a draft environmental assessment for a Cordova heli-skiing project involving special use permits for guided activities on 590,000 acres of forest.
City employees must vaccinate or take weekly COVID-19 tests
Beginning Sunday, Aug. 1, the city of Cordova will require all its employees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or to be tested weekly for the virus.
Officials: Outbreak-stricken seafood plant had low vax rate
"Camtu’s facility, while they did everything they could to make sure that their workers were not coming in with COVID, they did not do everything they could do to protect them from us, citizens, with COVID, infecting them," City Manager Helen Howarth said.
COVID-19 delta variant reported in Cordova
Cases of the delta variant of the novel coronavirus have been detected in Cordova.
Salmon Jam VIP guests cancel visit as virus outbreak increases
Rep. Louise Stutes and Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer canceled plans to attend this year’s Copper River Salmon Jam, citing unsafe conditions.
What to do with Eyak Lake’s failing weir?
After 49 years, the Eyak Lake weir is failing and water levels are falling. Now, organizers are asking the community for their input on a weir renewal project.
Update: Officials will discuss substance abuse at public forum
Update: A public forum on substance abuse originally scheduled for July 20 has been postponed due to the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak.
Mystery helper repaints post office bollards
An unidentified person repainted four concrete bollards in the Cordova Post Office parking lot.
Fentanyl-laced street drugs reported in Cordova
Local health care providers have received reports of street drugs in Cordova containing the potent opioid fentanyl, according to an announcement by the city.
Recycled nets become sunglasses, socks, swimsuits
At its most recent fishing net recycling event, the Copper River Watershed Project collected about 2,000 pounds of netting.
