FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Museum Receives Stimulus Funding Valdez, Alaska, May 11, 2020 –The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive (VMHA) has been given a grant award during the first round of funding from the federal government’s COVID-19 economic stimulus package. Patricia Relay, VMHA Executive Director, shared the good news on Friday, May […]
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Virus Response in Valdez-KCHU Audio
As of Sunday night (5/10), there were 379 total cases, 10 deaths, and 324 recoveries of COVID 19 in the state of Alaska. As Governor Mike Dunleavy slowly reopens the state, KCHU’s
Gabriella Palko took a pulse on the City of Valdez to find out what it’s been through, and where it’s headed.
Public Input on AMHS 5/7
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2020Contact: Meadow Bailey, (907) 451-2240, meadow.bailey@alaska.gov AMHS Reshaping Work Group Meeting ThursdayGroup will focus on strategic objectives and innovative solutionsfor operation of the system. (JUNEAU, Alaska) – (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway Reshaping Work Group is meeting Thursday, May 7, from 1:30-3 p.m. The […]
FAA Funds for AK Airports
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2020Contact: Meadow Bailey, (907) 451-2240, meadow.bailey@alaska.gov FAA Awards Federal Airport Improvement Funds to Alaska’s Airports (JUNEAU, Alaska) – Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that they will award over $102 million in airport and infrastructure grants to Alaska’s airports. […]
RCAC Annual Meeting 5/7-8
Career Advancement Center Cancels 2020 Heavy Equipment Academy
For the first time in 15 years, the Delta Career Advancement Center will not offer its annual heavy-equipment training academy because of concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tribes Sue Over Virus Relief-AP
Several Native American tribes sued the federal government Friday, seeking to keep any of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief for tribes kept out of the hands of for-profit Alaska Native corporations.
Public Notice-Valdez Ports and Harbor
DepartmentofHealth and SocialServices DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH Valdez Public Health Center P.O. Box 950 1001 Meals Ave. Valdez, Alaska 99686 Main: 907.835.4612 Fax: 907.835.2419 April 16, 2020 From : Terri Lynch PHN III Hello. As the Public Health Nurse in Valdez, I want to welcome you to our community. My […]
Sump Spill Alyeska UPDATED 4/20
Thousands of gallons of oily water have been contained after a spill near the Valdez Marine Terminal’s small boat harbor, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation said.
Alaska aerial survey detects 4 miles of herring spawn-AP
Processors have said they do not plan to participate in a commercial herring sac roe fishery this year. Small fish size and market disruption caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus were cited as reasons for the processors’ decision.