Ester News

FAIRBANKS a ' Members of the Ester Community Association invite the community to its annual Fourth of July potluck following the noon parade Saturday at Ester Park off the Old Nenana Highway.

Plan is second public proposal for small-scale nuclear power in Alaska; would be in Ester Stefan Milkowski For Petroleum News Geothermal, hydroelectric and wind power have all been pitched as solutions to Alaska's high energy prices.

Do we honestly want the tiny, breakaway Republic of Ester achieving nuclear capability? Yes, ita s true that most Esterites are simple, kindly folk who dwell in primitive structures, obtain much of their sustenance from the land and rely on hemp cultivation to supplement their meager incomes.

Attention Esteroids! The borough is planning to go forward with Emma Creek West.

A Fairbanks man looking to invest in emerging nuclear technology is proposing to build his project near Ester.

FAIRBANKS a ' Yes, you felt it again. At 9:35 p.m. Sunday night, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Fairbanks North Star Borough, as recorded by the Alaska Earthquake Information Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

The ground under Fairbanks was a little restless this week. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a light earthquake rattled homes and businesses at 8:53 p.m. Friday.

Local residents were spared from significant damage from floodwaters Tuesday as levels on the Chena River and area streams began to dip after being swollen by warm weather and snow melt.

April 26, 1999 - Geese, ducks and mosquitoes aren't the only harbingers of spring in the Interior.

UAF will be buying more GVEA power during this time, paying about six times as much per kilowatt hour.

The weather of late has been lovely, and it's definitely starting to feel like spring.

A house fire in Ester on Saturday night caused about $50,000 damage to a two-story home on Townsend Way off Goldhill Road.

Fire destroyed an Ester home Wednesday afternoon. Fire fighters were called to the Old Wood Road residence just before 1 p.m. The owner, who was outside shoveling snow, saw flames shooting out of the two-story ...

Ester photographer LeRoy Zimmerman made the switch to digital cameras this year to better capture the phenomenon known as the aurora borealis.

No one was hurt in a fire that caused damage to a home in Ester. The Ester Volunteer Fire Department says the fire scorched the home Sunday evening and caused an estimated $70,000 damage.

Borough planning officials have nixed plans for a 180-foot cell phone tower west of Fairbanks.

Alaska farmers are always trying to find ways to make summer last a little longer.

A communication company's expansion into the Fairbanks cell phone market has landed it in hot water with neighbors.