Voter turnout 23% over average
Voter turnout in the 2021 Cordova General Election was up about 23% compared to average turnout over the previous 10 years.
Police chief returns from administrative leave
Police Chief Nate Taylor returned to work Monday, March 8. Taylor will spend the next four months under the mentorship of a retired Alaska police chief arriving from outside Cordova.
666-ballot election yields few surprises
City council, school board and hospital board incumbents all kept their seats in the vigorously contested Tuesday, March 2 Cordova General Election.
Police chief who failed to quarantine linked to virus outbreak
"It was a serious lapse in judgment," City Manager Helen Howarth said. "Our daycares are closed. We have public facilities down. We’re back in a place we never wanted to be… I apologize on behalf of the city for the actions of one of our employees. I’m horrified and dismayed, and every other sad word that I can think of."
What is Proposition 2, anyway?
Proposition 2, which will appear on the ballot for the March 2 Cordova General Election, has left some voters scratching their heads. “Who writes this kind of stuff?” one Cordovan commented. “I’m voting against it because I can’t understand what they’re saying.”
After decades of use, these machines are ready for the dump
"They’re good pieces of equipment, but that loader is past its usable life," refuse superintendent Aaron Muma said. "It’s just barely hanging on."
Who will shape the future of our schools?
On March 2, seven candidates will vie for two seats on the Cordova School Board. Get to know the candidates with The Cordova Times's expanded Q&A series.
Andrew Broders, ‘adventure-loving’ fisherman, dies in plane crash
"In my 35 years on this earth with him, I never heard him once say a mean or negative thing to anyone," said Nick Carr, Broders's cousin. "If he thought that someone needed help, he would offer it."
2 men charged after drug dog noses out meth
“Eyak’s a good dog,” said Officer Cameron Hayden.
‘Saturday Soup’ serves up Mexican meatballs, goat chili
“We’ve been having our potlucks at the church for 30-something years, and this is just an extension of that,” Pastor Steve Leppert said.
