Stevens Village News

Mary Rose David on the steps of her new home in Eagle. On September 11, 2009 a small group of people joined hands and bowed their heads in dedication, not to commemorate the events that took place in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania eight years ago, but to pray after presenting Mary Rose David of Eagle with a new home after spring floods ...

When a wall of water overwhelmed the Yukon River town of Stevens Village on May 8, residents fled for their lives.

The six villages a ' Bettles, Alatna, Allakaket, Rampart, Stevens Village and Minto a ' within the context of the pipeline rights-of-way corridor agreement, with the assistance of Tanana Chiefs Conference and Doyon Ltd., need to open a dialogue with Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.

The towns of Eagle, Tanana, Stevens Village and Fort Yukon have requested furniture through a post-flooding aid effort, an organizer said Thursday.

In just a few short weeks, life has taken an unexpected but not unwelcome turn for Alanna Gibson.

The management of the Yukon Rivera s famous king salmon runs has become a critical issue for many communities in Interior and Western Alaska in recent years, so ita s good to see that Gov.

For some workers affected by spring flooding in Alaska, the deadline to apply for disaster unemployment assistance is Thursday.

At least six schools in Interior-based school districts are in danger of closing next year because of low enrollment, according to superintendents at the Iditarod and Yukon Flats districts.

JUNEAU, Alaska-Workers whose source of income has been affected by the Yukon Kuskokwim Flood may qualify for Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits if they are self-employed or are not eligible for the state's unemployment insurance program.

The Eagle River Seventh-Day Adventist Church has organized a donation dropoff to aid the people of Eagle who lost their homes to flooding this spring.

YUKON FLOOD VICTIMS NEED CASH NOW, GOODS LATER : People in Yukon River communities devastated by recent flooding and ice jams are asking people to temper tangible relief.

April Folger stood amid a mountain of clothes at the Civil Air Patrol hangar on Thursday, patiently sorting through a seemingly endless pile of jackets, slacks, T-shirts and shoes.

The Alaska Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster desk at the State Emergency Coordination has validated the need for dog food for the communities of Circle, Eagle, Stevens Village, and Tanana.

People in communities along the Yukon River devastated by flooding are asking people who want to donate to tailor items to their needs.

Breakup along the Yukon River appears to be waning in intensity as tribal leaders, state responders and local organizations juggle an estimated 150 evacuees from two villages and send crews out to assess damages.

A week ago, you could drive from the short dirt airstrip at Stevens Village into the town proper.

Aniak, Alaska. File photo. More families have been forced out of their homes, as some of the worst flooding seen in decades continues to devastate the interior and rural parts of the state.

Brutal ice flows and raging flood water are wreaking havoc in small, isolated villages scattered along the Yukon River.

Ice jams from spring breakup continue to slowly move down the Yukon River, inundating small villages along the way.

Stevens Village elder Alice Smoke looks over an aerial photograph showing the flooded state of her home village Monday evening, May 11, 2009, at the David Salmon Tribal Hall.