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Note: This article has been edited to reflect a correction regarding the reference to the correction in the July minutes. The McCarthy Area Council (MAC) held its annual … more

Michelle McAfee | 9/14/22

July MAC Meeting

Michelle McAfee - CRR Staff The regular McCarthy Area Council (MAC) meeting on Thursday, July 28, was held at the Kennicott-McCarthy Community Church. Thirty-two members and 15 nonmembers attended. … more

Michelle McAfee | 8/18/22

Snodgrass Fire. Photo courtesy of Division of Forestry

Wildfire Season in the Copper Basin

The weather appeared to be turning in much of the local area as of today (July 11), after a prolonged dry period that produced high fire risk.With day after day of hot, dry … more

Michelle McAfee | 7/21/22

June MAC Meeting

The McCarthy Area Council (MAC) held a regular meeting on Thursday June 30 at the Tony Zak House. Zoom attendance was also available, although in person and Zoom attendees … more

Michelle McAfee | 7/14/22

Representatives from Ahtna, the National Park Service and Alaska Geographic came together for the Ahtna Cultural Center reopening on June 1. Photo Courtesy of Ahtna, Inc

Ahtna Cultural Center Reopens Under New Partnership Between Ahtna and the National Park Service

Glennallen, Alaska – The Ahtna Cultural Center (ACC), C’ek’aedi Hwnax ‘Legacy House’, has reopened thanks to a new partnership between Ahtna, Incorporated and America’s largest national … more

Michelle McAfee | 7/14/22

Chamber members touring the historic mining area of the Wrangell St.-Elias Park.

Greater Copper Valley Chamber of Commerce May Dinner Meeting

Meg Jenson - Chamber of CommerceThe Greater Copper Valley Chamber of Commerce held its May Dinner Meeting in McCarthy on May 26. Approximately 30 chamber members and their spouses, visitor center … more

Michelle McAfee | 6/2/22

Search and Rescue Team training for glacier rescue. Photos courtesy of National Park Service

Park Staff Seek to Lower Death Toll with Information

At a meeting a few months ago, I heard a troubling statistic: An estimated one in 20,000 visits to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (WRST) ends in a fatality. I talked with … more

Michelle McAfee | 5/19/22

Soaring Eagle Transit Offers New Passes

Michelle McAfee - CRR StaffSoaring Eagle Transit, a local intercity transit service, is in full operation thisspring after the pandemic forced the program to close temporarily. Gulkana Village … more

Michelle McAfee | 5/19/22

Bill Frees Up Emergency Funds for Fire Prevention

Kevin Coughlin - CRR StaffWhile snow still covers parts of the Copper River Basin, the fire season has already begun in the Lower 48. Alaskan firefighters, however, will now have the option to … more

Michelle McAfee | 5/11/22

Public Meeting On Proposed Nuclear Project

On April 19, the Copper Valley Electric Association (CVEA) and the Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) held a public meeting in the Glennallen Elementary School gym to … more

Michelle McAfee | 5/5/22

News Around the State

Low-Emission, Electric Ferry Research Project Gets DOT&PF FundingJuneau- Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and Southeast Conference (SEC) are partnering to … more

Michelle McAfee | 5/5/22

New Housing Opportunities On The Way In Glennallen

Mica Hutchison - CRR StaffThe Copper River Basin Regional Housing Authority has purchased the former campus of Alaska Bible College in Glennallen. Plans include expanding housing … more

Michelle McAfee | 4/28/22

The Light of the Earth

Chantelle Pence - Featured ColumnistTo me, there is nothing more beautiful than the human spirit. It’s like a bit of heaven come to earth. I’ve experienced times in nature that were … more

Michelle McAfee | 4/27/22

McCarthy Area Council Kicks Off 2022 Meeting Season

Amanda Swinehart - CRR StaffThere are still feet of snow on the ground, but spring has sprung and the McCarthy Area Council (MAC) is looking ahead to the 2022 summer season. At its … more

Michelle McAfee | 4/20/22

Tawny LeBlanc in the Gulkana Village Library

Celebrate Recovery: Faith and Accountability

On New Year’s Eve of 2021, Tawny LeBlanc and Lorraine Jackson were sitting outside the hall in Gulkana. People were milling around outside, or in vehicles, due to the … more

Michelle McAfee | 4/14/22

The Old Gulkana River Village

Bob Neeley - Featured ColumnistThis is where my father the late Harry Thomas Neeley was born in Old Chief Ewan House and the home of my two older brothers. God rest their souls in this sacred place. … more

Michelle McAfee | 4/7/22

Comment Period Open to Rename “Squaw” Locales

Photo by Allison Sayer. Bird's eye view of the soon to be renamed ”Squaw Creek” drainage in the Richardson Highway corridor. [/caption] Allison Sayer - CRR StaffTwo creeks and one “island” … more

Michelle McAfee | 4/1/22

Valdez City Council Endorses Nuclear Microreactor Bills

Keenan James Britt - CRR StaffAt the March 15 Valdez City Council meeting, the council voted to approve Resolution #22-17 which urges “passage of Senate Bill 177 and House Bill 299.”If … more

Michelle McAfee | 3/24/22

Copper Basin Energy: The Nuclear Option

Keenan James Britt and Allison Sayer - CRR StaffAt a time when high energy costs are a factor for many in Valdez and the Copper Basin, the Valdez City Council heard a presentation on a potential … more

Michelle McAfee | 3/10/22

WRST Subsistence Resource Commission Opposes Cordova Dipnet Fishery

Allison Sayer -CRR StaffNote: Wrangell St Elias Cultural Anthropologist/Subsistence Coordinator Dr. Barbara A. Cellarius submitted the following corrections to the ensuing article: The subsistence … more

Michelle McAfee | 3/10/22