The Delta Junction City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday evening and had a packed meeting room full of concerned citizens. Read more
Top Story
Scenes around town
News
The Delta Junction City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday evening and had a packed meeting room full of concerned citizens.
In what can be described as nothing other than a misdirected, confusing, un-parliamentary process, the Delta Junction City Council will take up for the second time a request from Catholic Social Services (CSS) to support refugee placement in Delta Junction. The topic came to the City on Nov.…
Update: DOT says they have a loader responding and are putting traffic control measures in place. The roadway is open for traffic to pass in one direction. They expect to have the road cleared in the next two to three hours. Expect delays.
Cheryl Hanson's second grade class at Delta Elementary School tell Farmer Brown why they should not be eaten for Thanksgiving.
Students from Sheryl Mills' second grade class at Delta Elementary School tell us what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving.
Around Town
Come get ready for winter fun! There will be a FREE beginning classic ski lesson Sunday afternoon, Nov. 24 from 1-3:00 pm. Meet at the Delta High School big gym lobby (entrance by the track) for inside instruction. Then outdoor skiing will happen on the Liewer Trail. All ages are welcome. D…
A public health nurse will be at the Delta Public Health Center on Tuesday, Dec. 17 to perform well child exams, immunizations, pregnancy testing, and STD testing. Please call the public health center at 895-4292 to schedule an appointment. Fees are based on a sliding scale.
Sports/Outdoors
Delta High School senior Hailey Williams signed her letter of intent on Tuesday to attend Duke University in Durham, NC in the fall. Williams has been gaining the attention of several university sports programs around the country.
Effective 12:01 a.m. Friday, October 11, 2019, sport fishing for coho salmon in all flowing waters of the Delta Clearwater River drainage, including the Delta Clearwater Lake drainage, is closed. Additionally, only unbaited, single-hook, artificial lures may be used while fishing for other species.
The Delta girls have been getting lots of net time. No not basketball, but volleyball.
The Delta Girls Softball Association hosted their first annual Delta Sandlot Tournament for fast-pitch softball for 10U and 12U on July 20.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has increased the bag and possession limit for pink salmon to 12 fish per day and 24 fish in possession in the Valdez Terminal Harvest area through 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31. The increased limit is effective for all marine waters north…
Schools
Students at Delta Elementary School showed off some crazy hats before the Thanksgiving break.
As all proud Alaskans know, Alaska is big. As a matter of fact, it is huge. Alaska is larger than the combined area of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and California. The state of Alaska has more coastline than the rest of the Lower 48 combined. Yes, Alaska is big.
Delta High School senior Hailey Williams signed her letter of intent on Tuesday to attend Duke University in Durham, NC in the fall. Williams has been gaining the attention of several university sports programs around the country.
Births
Dawn Cole and Josh Cook welcomed the arrival of the newest members of their family on July 14, 2018.
Dakota Conley and Elias Grossmann welcomed a son, Dax Ryan Grossmann, on March 6, 2018 at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. Little Dax weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Elias is a sergeant assigned to the Stryker brigade at Fort Wainwright.
Jennifer and Kyle Smith would like to announce the birth of their daughter Peyton Lynn on January 29 at a weight of 7 lbs. 2 oz.
Obituaries
Steven J Taylor was born on December 17, 1940, to Lewis and Ruth Taylor in Rexburg, Idaho. He died on Aug. 3, 2019, at the Denali Center in Fa…
A funeral service for Nikolay Davitadze, who died as a result of an unfortunate accident on July 22, 2019, will be held at the Word of Life Ch…
Adrienne Lei Lani Garcia Koon, 66, of Eagle River passed away quietly in her sleep on June 30, 2019, at the family fishing cabin following yea…
Features
On December 15, 1989, a pilot who had flown a 747 passenger jet all the way from Amsterdam was looking forward to landing in Anchorage. There, he would take a short break before continuing to Tokyo.
I’m quite sure every person reading this has experienced awkward moments in their life. I know I have. Some more embarrassing than others, some just downright awkward. I had to giggle when I looked up the definition of “awkward” in the dictionary. It reads, “not graceful or skillful in movem…
This past week on an evening national news broadcast, two separate stories about two pairs of police officers caught my attention. The first story introduced two former Houston, Texas, police officers, “once hailed as heroes,” who are currently in trouble on multiple charges ranging from fal…
Opinion
I am writing today to announce my candidacy for School Board Seat A in the upcoming October 1, 2019, elections. Many of you already know me fr…
The Sullivan Roadhouse Museum (SRM) hosted the 14th Annual Soup at the Sullivan August 21. Mother Nature provided plenty of rain and the roadh…
Anyone who knows me knows I am passionate about emergency services. It’s one area where a community needs to come together to prepare itself a…
Commented
Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles.