A special recall election was held in Cordova on Nov. 7 to decide if councilmember Josh Hallquist should be recalled from council seat E for alleged misconduct while in office. Photo by Cinthia Gibbens-Stimson/The Cordova Times

Cordova City Councilor Josh Hallquist recalled

Cordova City Councilor Josh Hallquist has been recalled.The preliminary vote in the special election held on Nov. 7 was 217-99.The election was called after...
City Manager Alan Lanning, left, Cordova Chief of Police Mike Hicks, and Alaska Department of Corrections Commissioner Dean William discuss the police department’s partnership with ADOC in implementing new pretrial procedures in an effort to reduce jail costs. Photo by Cinthia Gibbens-Stimson/The Cordova Times

New ADOC pretrial model is effective January 1

State corrections officials have teamed up with local law enforcement and tribal entities for training in new pretrial and electronic monitoring procedures that go...

NVE hosts 24th annual Sobriety Celebration

“Hi, my name is Bob and I’m an alcoholic,” the keynote speaker began.“Hi Bob,” came back the response from just a few the crowd...

Small Business Saturday encourages consumers to shop locally

Hometown businesses made a special appeal to shoppers Saturday, Nov. 25, not just in Cordova, but all over the United States, to shop locally...

Confirm Your Health Care Policy

Health insurance policies, like homeowner insurance, driver and vehicle owner licenses and even extended warranties, all have renewable date deadlines.That’s a given, no matter...

The Nutcracker, made modern by Current Rhythms

The original Nutcracker is far from modern.The story dates back to 1816 when E.T.A. Hoffman published the scary adult fairy tale “The Nutcracker and...
In the 1920s Henry Feldman turned Nirvana Park into a magical fantasyland using burls from the interior. Photo courtesy City of Cordova

Nirvana Park Committee moves forward with cemetery plan

The Nirvana Park Committee met this fall to review the findings from the additional ground penetrating radar survey by Applied Archaeology International and to...
Cordova Mayor Clay Koplin, a Ducks Unlimited sponsor and committee member, bids on a framed, signed photograph during Copper Delta’s Ducks Unlimited silent auction, Nov. 18 at the Reluctant Fisherman. The drake American wigeon was photographed by local wildlife biologist and photographer Milo Burcham and was chosen for the 2017 Alaska State Duck Stamp. Burcham’s photography has been used for the last four years of state stamps, including a white-winged scoter 2014, Northern pintail 2015 and Pacific brant 2016. Photo by Vivian Kennedy/The Cordova Times

DU: 80 years of wetland protection, 35 years of local fundraising

The Copper Delta Chapter of Ducks Unlimited is proud to report that nearly $17,000 was raised at this year’s DU banquet and auction.How does...

Solid waste program earns high score for management

Improved management of the Cordova Mile 17 Landfill and Whitshed Building have earned the city’s Class II municipal solid waste landfill a score of...

Persistence pays off for subsistence openers

After years of effort to get subsistence fishing opportunities separate from commercial openers, the Alaska Board of Fisheries has approved a proposal extending that...
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