Naknek News

Geothermal wells will be drilled with Department of Natural Resources permits, but drilling must meet commission requirements Kristen Nelson The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission held a hearing Sept.

Writing you from the 'monsen memorial public library' in Naknek, Alaska. Fantastic little joint--the librarian is a long black-haired tlingit woman who just let me use her computer.

KING SALMON, Alaska -- Timothy Ragina, assigned to Fort Richardson's 23rd Engineer Company, fishes on the Naknek River Aug.

On the moonlit waters of Bristol Bay, lush with millions of wild Alaska salmon, fishermen silhouetted against the sky began pulling in their nets, laden with a harvest of thousands of shimmering sockeyes.

Processor capacity to handle millions of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon in compressed runs was again an issue in the world's largest wild red salmon fishery.

On the moonlit waters of Bristol Bay, lush with millions of wild Alaska salmon, fishermen silhouetted against the sky began pulling in their nets, laden with a harvest of thousands of shimmering sockeyes.

For 20 years running, Dutch Harbor has retained the title as the nation's top fishing port.

For 20 years running, Dutch Harbor has retained the title as the nation's top fishing port.

An airplane using the Alaska Highway as a runway struck a truck near Tok as it was taking off from a stop for repairs, Alaska State Troopers said Friday.

Last weekend I found myself sitting on a straw bale next to a 20-foot tall goat built of scrap wood, contemplating the flexibility of the trapeze artist I was watching.

Bristol Bay fishermen harvested nearly 28 million salmon through July 12, by far exceeding the 20-year harvest average of 25 million reds in the world's largest sockeye salmon fishery.

Fred West was grateful - but surprised - that the hamstring problem he so feared didn't derail his Sourdough Triathlon.

Around the state, in places such as Anchorage, Tok, Naknek and Unalakleet, a person hardly has to go to court anymore to dig up information on a case.

I was dismayed and frankly, disgusted at the recent Supreme Court decision that would allow the Kensington gold mine to dump industrial waste into a freshwater lake.

Editor's note: This is part of a series of essays about the experiences of AmeriCorps volunteers in Southeast Alaska.

Recycling old fishing nets begins this summer at several Alaska fishing ports. Naknek, Dillingham, Petersburg and Cordova received funding via the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission for two years to jump-start net recycling projects.

I would take the alarmist's nostrums more seriously if they included: 1. A complete embrace of CO2-free power generation, primarily nuclear and hydro.

Submitted by Billy Hackett on Mon, 04/27/2009 - 04:06. A rural electric utility is preparing to drill a geothermal exploration well near King Salmon.

Naknek Electric Association, banking on a decade of geothermal research and planning, is preparing to drill an exploration well near King Salmon, in a multi-million dollar project with potential to provide power to 28 villages in Southwest Alaska.

MISSING SNOWMACHINE MAY HOLD CLUE TO HOMER MAN'S DEATH : For some reason, Bryan Farrow - described as a rugged outdoorsman -- left his snowmachine behind in the Caribou Hills on April 4 and started walking through the snow.