Ester News

A small cabin was destroyed by fire Monday morning off Chena Pump Road. The fire was reported to Alaska State Troopers at 1:31 a.m., and the cabin was beyond salvageable when firefighters arrived at 1:50 a.m. "There was fire coming out of the windows and every possible opening," said Capt.

The Department of Transportation has several Ester-area projects on its slate . Roy Earnest sent me this note about the plans: The STIP is money set for the future at best and money that can be pulled at any time when it is at its worst.

Link: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner The Readers on the Run 5K footrace in Ester, near Fairbanks, on Saturday was officially a library fundraiser.

Detailed election returns show mayoral candidates Luke Hopkins and Tammie Wilson collected their greatest support Tuesday from different ends of the borough.

From wild-harvested grapes and tomatoes canned into grape juice, bloody mary mix, and marinara sauce to potatoes, beets, onions, and carrots from a garden in the sub-arctic town of Ester, Alaska, readers sent in their fall harvest photos.

A truck tumbled down a steep Parks Highway embankment Friday morning near Ester, bursting into flames and resulting in serious burns for the man who was apparently driving the vehicle.

Link: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner An Ester resident who keeps an unlocked freezer on his porch shot and wounded a black bear that had visited the freezer three previous times.

A homeowner and a retiree combined to fatally shoot a male black bear that raided a freezer in Ester this week.

A developer is dropping plans for a nuclear power plant near Ester. John Reeves told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that he senses the project could take 15 years to finish.

Pedestrians, dog walkers, bike riders, power walkers and stroller pushers off Goldhill Road have something to look forward to in their neighborhood, thanks to Boy Scout Troop 92 of Ester.

FAIRBANKS a ' Members of the Ester Community Association invite the community to its annual Fourth of July potluck following the noon parade Saturday at Ester Park off the Old Nenana Highway.

Plan is second public proposal for small-scale nuclear power in Alaska; would be in Ester Stefan Milkowski For Petroleum News Geothermal, hydroelectric and wind power have all been pitched as solutions to Alaska's high energy prices.

Do we honestly want the tiny, breakaway Republic of Ester achieving nuclear capability? Yes, ita s true that most Esterites are simple, kindly folk who dwell in primitive structures, obtain much of their sustenance from the land and rely on hemp cultivation to supplement their meager incomes.

Attention Esteroids! The borough is planning to go forward with Emma Creek West.

A Fairbanks man looking to invest in emerging nuclear technology is proposing to build his project near Ester.

FAIRBANKS a ' Yes, you felt it again. At 9:35 p.m. Sunday night, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Fairbanks North Star Borough, as recorded by the Alaska Earthquake Information Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

The ground under Fairbanks was a little restless this week. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a light earthquake rattled homes and businesses at 8:53 p.m. Friday.

Local residents were spared from significant damage from floodwaters Tuesday as levels on the Chena River and area streams began to dip after being swollen by warm weather and snow melt.