Selawik Man Drowns While Swimming In River
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Alaska State Troopers report 45-year-old Chester Skin was presumed drowned Monday evening in the Selawik River. No foul play is suspected.
Red Dog Mine Money Distributed to Improvement Fund; NAB Community Projects Being Determined
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A group of representatives from each of the 11 borough communities met this week in Kotzebue to define criteria for the projects. “It can’t be directed toward one entity or one person. It has to be something that’s sustainable and is shared with all the community,” according to Hiram Walker, the capital projects manager for the Village Improvement Fund. Teck Resources will contribute $8 million to the VIF this year.
GCI Expands High-Speed Broadband to Norton Sound Villages
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Residents of six Norton Sound villages can expect to see high-speed terrestrial broadband coverage from GCI by the end of 2017, the company says.