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Posts Tagged ‘Anvik’

Emergency Order Allows Drift-Net Chum Fishing in New Section of Lower Yukon

By | July 20, 2018
A fisherman stands inside a metal boat, filled with fish caught in autumn, bound for a buyer in Emmonak, Alaska.

After low king counts continued this summer, the Alaska Board of Fisheries granted an emergency-status petition from some Lower Yukon communities allowing the use of drift-net fishing in addition to set-net.

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With Eagle Island Stripped of 2018 “Checkpoint” Status, Iditarod Teams Brace for 130-Mile Haul to Kaltag

By Zachariah Hughes | March 10, 2018 | 1
Silhouette of musher wearing headlamp at night, looking down

It wouldn’t be Iditarod without a little weather. And this year, that’s caused a critical checkpoint to all but shut down, forcing top teams to adapt their run-rest strategies amid the long, flat slog up the Yukon River.

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Some Western Alaska Fires Contained, Including Blaze Near Anvik

By Davis Hovey | June 14, 2017
An aerial overview of a wildfire in southwestern Alaska

Thanks to rain near Anvik in recent days, remaining personnel fighting the Deadman’s Slough fire should be able to relocate elsewhere sometime today, says Beth Ipsen with the Alaska Fire Service.

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Nineteen New Wildfires Appear in Western Alaska Within a Day

By Davis Hovey | June 7, 2017
A wildfire in rural Alaska

Less than three miles away from Anvik, the Deadman’s Slough fire has spread to around 420 acres since Monday. Ipsen says the crew fighting this fire has increased in number and has contained 30% of the fire.

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Wanted Anvik Man In Custody After Violating Probation

By Davis Hovey | June 6, 2017
An Alaska State Trooper cruiser. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM file.

Two warrants were out for Derek Kruger’s arrest. One was a $5,000 felony arrest warrant, which was issued by a court judge in Anchorage, and the second was for unlawful evasion in the 1st degree.

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Wildfires Spread Through Alaska, One Within Miles of Anvik

By Davis Hovey | June 5, 2017
A wildfire in rural Alaska

Deadman’s Slough is about three miles south of Anvik, where a fire, believed to be sparked by a lightning strike, has burnt through about 90 acres. At latest observation, winds were “blowing the fire away from the village, farther south,” says Beth Ipsen with the Alaska Fire Service.

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