Cordova identifies 7th virus case
Cordova’s medical response team has identified the community’s seventh case of the novel coronavirus.
Windsocks give boost to struggling business
Windsocks decorated with designs inspired by Alaska Native art and U.S. Coast Guard heraldry have helped draw customers to a store suffering the business-slowing effects of the coronavirus.
SUV crash trial: Problems with audio evidence resolved
After five months, issues with audio evidence critical to the case of a Cordova man accused of manslaughter have been resolved.
Harvesters give back to community elders
In what has proven a tough year so far for local harvesters, 109 fishermen came together to donate 255 sockeye salmon for Cordova’s elders in the community’s annual Senior Salmon Day.
Cordova’s 6th virus case was returning from Anchorage
Cordova’s sixth confirmed case of the novel coronavirus was a traveler returning from Anchorage, officials announced on the evening of Monday, July 5.
Fish-friendly culvert installed on Copper River Highway
The Copper River Highway became a little easier to travel on June 24 — for fish, that is. Construction crews replaced a narrow culvert running underneath the highway with a 20-foot-wide “box” culvert that will allow easy passage for migrating fish. Narrow, deteriorating culverts around the Copper River watershed have cut salmon off from miles of potential spawning habitat.
AMHS passenger tests positive in Cordova
A passenger aboard the M/V Kennicott who tested negative before departing from Bellingham on June 27 tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Cordova on July 3, officials with the Alaska Marine Highway System confirmed on Sunday, July 5.
‘Stranded’ visitor made honorary emergency dispatcher
March 9, Jean Murray came to Cordova to spend four weeks with her daughter. Three months later, that four-week visit is still going on.
Cordova reports third, fourth COVID-19 cases
Cordova’s Medical Response Team identified two new cases of the novel coronavirus, the city announced Tuesday, June 23.
Butterfly hunting — underwater?
“About 10 minutes ago, I looked outside and thought, ‘Oh, it’s raining,’” Caitlin McKinstry said. “I saw the raindrops hitting the surface of the harbor… But then I went outside for a second, and it’s not raining at all.”
