Sitka black-tailed deer hunting ends
State fish and game officials are reminding hunters that the season for the Sitka black-tailed deer ended by regulation on Friday, Dec. 31, in Prince William Sound and all other areas of Unit 6.
Wild pink salmon came in stronger than expected
Prince William Sound’s 2021 commercial salmon fishery proved challenging in the midst of a second year of the global novel coronavirus pandemic and increasing climate change, with harvesters delivering nearly 70 million salmon valued at an estimated $121.49 million.
Learn to avoid traps on Chugach trails
When traveling on winter trails in Chugach National Forest, particularly in years when snowfall is abundant, hikers should be very cautious about going beyond areas where roads are plowed, to avoid getting themselves or their pets caught in traps, a veteran U.S. Forest Service official advises.
Carols, city tree and Santa light up Cordova’s Main Street
Cordova’s Hometown Holiday Kick-off on Friday, Dec. 10, was energetic and well attended despite cold temperatures and stormy weather in the days leading up to the event.
OSRI seeks two at-large board members
Nominations are due Jan. 21 for two at-large seats on the board of the Oil Spill Recovery Institute, which is housed at the Prince William Sound Science Center in Cordova.
Cordova school board votes to make masking optional
Masking in Cordova’s public schools will be optional starting in 2022, under updated guidelines unanimously approved by the school board, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread for a third year in Alaska.
BOF approves NVE subsistence salmon proposals
Two subsistence salmon proposals from the Native Village of Eyak were approved with requested modifications during the recent meeting of the Alaska Board of Fisheries in Cordova, resulting in improved opportunities for a greater subsistence catch.
Hometown Holiday Kick-off to light up Main Street
Cordova Chamber of Commerce’s Hometown Holiday Kick-off returns this year on Friday, Dec. 10. Cordova High School Music Department will sing Christmas carols at 5:15 p.m. at the Cordova Center. Next up, Cordova Volunteer Fire Department’s Santa Parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Main Street. A live tree lighting will take place at 5:45 p.m. in front of the Cordova Center on Main Street.
Stay home, Cordova officials urge during winter storm warning
The city of Cordova is asking residents to please stay home and avoid non-essential travel on the roads as a National Weather Service winter storm warning remains in effect through 11 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6.
Two breweries vie for liquor license
At its Wednesday, Dec. 1 meeting, Cordova City Council voted not to protest the liquor license applications of two breweries hoping to open their doors in Cordova. Because Alaska’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office may grant only one brewery liquor license to a community the size of Cordova, at least one of the applications will presumably be denied following the office’s public hearings in January.
