Koyukuk News

A Wild Night Downtown: It was a wild night in downtown Fairbanks, with revelers packed into dance halls and motel rooms, and a police force stretched thin.

A mild haze could descend on Fairbanks as winds of up to 25 mph push smoke from two wildfires over the area Sunday.

On the south bank of the Yukon River, in the Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains, about 50 air miles east of Galena and 230 air miles west of Fairbanks.

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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has released its population estimate of the state's largest caribou herd.

“I thought it [the rise in prices] was going to end a few cents ago, but it's still going on. I don't know when this is going to end”

Gasoline averaging more than $4 a gallon has arrived in more places in the U.S. -- although not across California. via Los Angeles Times

“A lot of states are watching what we do”

Climate change promises long-term changes for northern regions, including coastal erosion, thawing permafrost, retreating sea ice and more frequent forest fires. via Alaska Journal of Commerce

“He has become a wise, kind man that is dedicated to youth, and, even though Duane is a modern boy, he shares that same same struggle, just as many youth here do.”

Admission: Free Connections within community have become more and more apparent in and vital to Effie Kokrine Charter School's first student theater production, "The Winter Bear," set to open next week. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“I grew up playing basketball, trying to trap, as well asA running dogs. I was the only non-Native in my graduating class of 5. In the summers, I'd tag along with Dad to the dredge.”

Today, with gold hovering at $1,000 an ounce, Paul Glavinovich, son of a former manager of Nome's gold dredges, remembered Nome's historic treasure-scooping boats, cousins to the Fairbanks dredges. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“We are so glad we could share some of our Athabascan language and culture”

During the 50th anniversary of his death, the life of legendary Japanese Alaska pioneer Kyosuke "Frank" Yasuda is being commemorated in both his birthplace in Japan and in Beaver, the Yukon River community he ... via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

It appears that the people living near the Yukon Flats are resistant to trade land with Doyon Ltd. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

I would like to ask the residents of the Yukon-Koyukuk School District to ask their regional school board members: 1. Why they wouldn't vote to ratify the negotiated agreement they proposed to the teacher's ... via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“Anne Hanley is a white woman who wrote a Native play and was able to make it very close to genuine, and I give it a stamp of approval”

What: Stage Reading of Anne Hanley's "The Winter Bear" When: 7 p.m. Thursday Admission: Free Preparations this week for a stage reading of Anne Hanley's "The Winter Bear" will be the beginning of a saga for ... via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“We have beliefs about our origin and these beliefs are told in stories. The raven is the creator”

Photo by Jillian Rogers Photo by Jillian Rogers Photo by Jillian Rogers Photo by Jillian Rogers Photo by Jillian Rogers Photo by Jillian Rogers By now, most people have heard of the game show called "Are You ... via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Published: February 17th, 2008 12:14 AM Last Modified: February 17th, 2008 12:44 AM KOYUKUK POPULATION: 88 LOCATION: On the Yukon River near the mouth of the Koyukuk River, 30 miles west of Galena and 290 air ... via Anchorage Daily News

Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes

A plan to replace housing at the site of the Fairview Manor apartment complex continues to draw attention as it enters the public process. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“This day and age you can't hardly do anything without knowing how to use a computer”

The superintendent of the Yukon-Koyukuk School District, headquartered in Fairbanks, has announced he will resign at the end of the school year. via Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

“There was an opening in the market.”

Gold is the oldest business in Fairbanks, which makes Dorothy Perdue a living legend. via Juneau Empire

“Our schools are so small we can't have a science teacher in every village”

The Yukon-Koyukuk School District held a Christmas concert Wednesday afternoon. Children from six Interior village schools took part in the event, with the students singing songs and exchanging holiday ... via Juneau Empire