Recent News and Information

Pipeline Turns 40 on June 20th-Sharing Pipeline Stories

Pipeline Turns 40 on June 20th-Sharing Pipeline Stories

TAPS tales of past, present, future mark the 40-year milestone from the Alyeska Pipeline Service Compnay Newsletter On June 20, 2017, TAPS reaches the 40-year anniversary of operations … but Alyeska is celebrating all year. The heart of that celebration is the stories of those who built TAPS, those who maintain it […]

Valdez Rock and Flow Fest June 23-25

Valdez Rock and Flow Fest June 23-25

New! We listened to your input so this year we’ve added a full lineup of yoga to the rock fest which is why we changed the name to the Valdez Rock and Flow Fest June 23 – 25. We have some great climbing clinics, a smorgasbord of yoga classes and a […]

Police, Fire and Rescue May 15th Through 21st

Police, Fire and Rescue May 15th Through 21st

  Any charges reported in this press release are merely accusations and the Defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 05/15 Disturbance Noise – A caller reported loud music coming from a residence.  Officers contacted two individuals who apologized for the disturbance and turned the music down. Sound of Shots […]

High School Gym Closing

High School Gym Closing

PUBLIC NOTICE The Valdez High School Gym Facility will be closed May 30th until July 26th for replacement of the gym floor.  All summer VHS Gym activities have been rebooked to other locations. During the closure, residents and visitors are encouraged to use alternate gyms or outdoor recreation areas around […]

2017 Copper Valley MS Walk

2017 Copper Valley MS Walk

May 20th, the Sanitation Singers, will once again be walking in the 2017 COPPER VALLEY MS WALK to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. (Not that we sound right, but Sanitation Singers just sounded right for a crew from Copper Basin Sanitation.) As we have since 2001, Sharon […]

Governor Walker Announces Names of Drug Detection K9s

Governor Walker Announces Names of Drug Detection K9s

Names selected via Facebook poll from suggestions made by Alaska 6th-graders   May 16, 2017 JUNEAU – As a part of the Safer Alaska initiative, Governor Bill Walker today announced the results of his Facebook poll to pick names for the two new Alaska State Trooper drug detection K9s. K9-A […]