Advertisement Valdez City Schools has Math sample materials on display for public viewing and evaluation at each of the schools. Please take the time to come in, look over the materials, and give your input. The elementary materials are located in the Hermon Hutchens Elementary School office conference room. The middle school […]
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1/23 Earthquake Info from UAF Alaska Earthquake Center
BREAKING: Magnitude 7.9 in Gulf of Alaska January 23, 2018 Matt Gardine Alaska was rocked by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in the wee hours of Sunday January 23, 2018. The location of the quake was off the coast of Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, and shaking was felt […]
Fundraiser for Valdez Preschool 2/24
Ice Caves and Tunnels of Alaska and Beyond
PWSC – Prince William Sound College and PWSC Outdoor Leadership Program in Valdez Alaska will be hosting Ice Caves and Tunnels of Alaska and Beyond on January 16th, 2018 from 7:00-9:00 pm. Guest speaker, Professor Andreas Pflitsch, will be presenting on the climatology of caves and tunnels at PWSC on […]
Valdez United Way Seeking Board Members
Valdez United Way Board of Directors is currently accepting letters of interest from community members in order to fill open seats on our Board of Directors. Community members with financial experience are especially encouraged to apply. Valdez United Way is an all-volunteer board that is dedicated to supporting non-profit organizations […]
WISE Science Lecture January 5th-Clinical Psychologist Nan Truitt
Earliest Remains in Far North Discovered Near Fairbanks
NEW YORK (AP) — DNA from an infant who died in Alaska some 11,500 years ago is giving scientists the best look yet at the genetics of the ancestors of today’s native peoples of the Americas. Decoding the infant’s complete set of DNA let researchers estimate the timing of key […]
Firefighter One Academy 2018 Begins February 13th
Digital Technology Aids Caribou Count
(Fairbanks) – Counting caribou in Alaska’s largest herds has become more effective, thanks to a pair of newly acquired digital aerial camera systems. The systems replace World War II-era black-and-white film cameras previously used since the 1970s and enabled biologists last summer to pinpoint numbers for the Porcupine, Fortymile, […]