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Lady Panthers Volleyball Preview: Experienced Roster Returns

The Glennallen Lady Panthers 2026 Volleyball Team at a recent volunteer event.
The Glennallen volleyball team will have head coach Kelsey Stanbro back for her fourth year leading the program. The Lady Panthers had a mixed bag when it came to results last year. While they were …

Federal Subsistence Board Approves 10-day Moose Season Extension in the FM1203 hunt area of Unit 12

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) approved Emergency Wildlife Special Action Request WSA26-13 as modified by the Office of Subsistence Management (OSM), regarding moose in …

Mukluk Fire Evacuation Area Reduced

The Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection announced on August 25 that Level 3- GO! Evacuation levels are no longer in place outside of the existing footprint of the Mukluk Fire. Properties …
Nature Journal by Kristin Link

'ełdyaani, spruce grouse, Canachites canadensis

This time of summer, it is common to see a family of 'ełdyaani (spruce grouse). Chicks hatch in mid-June, able to walk almost right away. They follow their mother through the undergrowth in search of insects that make up most of their diet when they are young. By the time they are one week old, they can make short flights into lower branches of trees. The hen raises her chicks on her own, brooding the chicks at night and in cool weather until they are three to five weeks old.

Obituaries
Robert Day Browner (1947-2025)
Our beloved Robert Day Browner passed away peacefully at the age of 77. He is survived by his family. He was born in southern Oregon in 1947. In elementary school, Robert met the love of his …
Harriet Alberta Willa Kohlmann (1951-2026)
With heavy hearts we say farewell to our beloved Harriet Alberta Willa Kohlmann.  Born in 1951, the youngest child of three daughters, Harriet has always been inquisitive, quick witted, …
Calvin Lee Datta (1940 - 2025)
Calvin Lee Datta (Cal) went to his heavenly home on November 30 in Paducah, Kentucky. Cal was born and raised in Montana. In 1958 he joined the Navy and served for four years. Cal met and married the love of his life, Doris Saeman in 1962. In 1970, …
Linda Christine Krohn (1949-2025)
Please join us as we celebrate the life of Linda Christine Krohn. Burial services will be held on June 6th at 2:00 PM at Cannon Hill Cemetery in Chitina. Following the service, everyone gathered at …
Lynn Basham (1943-2026)
Lynn Basham died on Tuesday, April 21, surrounded by his family. Copper Valley residents will remember Lynn from his many years calling the square and contra dances on the Friday nights before the …

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Sockeye Salmon

2026 Chitina Subdistrict Personal Use Dip Net Permit Reports Due Online by October 15

  (Glennallen) - The Chitina Subdistrict personal use salmon fishery closed on September 30, 2026. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) would like to remind Chitina …
Sockeye Salmon

Public Comment Opportunity on Dipnet Proposals

The Southcentral Regional Advisory Council meeting is on Monday, September 28th and Tuesday, September 29th. Meeting materials are found here: Southcentral Council Meeting Materials | U.S. Department …
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