Cordova NewsLocal news for Cordova, AK continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Black business leaders, Native firms shake hands- May 30, 2008 Published: May 28th, 2008 07:34 PM Last Modified: May 28th, 2008 07:35 PM A few years ago, prominent black business leader Harry Alford said he thought Alaska Native corporations were "the devil." As head of ...http://www.topix.net/city/cordova-ak/2008/05/black-business-leaders-native-firms-shake-han... Fishermen petition for fuel relief- May 28, 2008 The high price of fuel is sending commercial fishermen to Congress for relief. Fishermen last week circulated a petition that describes soaring fuel prices as "crippling." Kathy Hansen, director of the ...http://www.topix.net/city/cordova-ak/2008/05/fishermen-petition-for-fuel-relief?fromrss=1 Community profile: Eyak- May 21, 2008 Published: May 20th, 2008 12:11 AM Last Modified: May 20th, 2008 12:56 AM EYAK POPULATION: 130 LOCATION: On the Copper River Highway, 5.5 miles southeast of Cordova on the Malaspina Coastal Plain.http://www.topix.net/city/cordova-ak/2008/05/community-profile-eyak?fromrss=1 Fishermen gear up for famed Copper River opener blitz- May 19, 2008 "All the guys are running around in their boats getting everything squared away. It's a very busy town this time of year" Salmon fishermen are already pulling the first spring kings from the Stikine River near Wrangell amid little fanfare. via Alaska Journal of Commercehttp://www.topix.net/city/cordova-ak/2008/05/fishermen-gear-up-for-famed-copper-river-open... Copper River salmon arrive -- at a price- May 17, 2008 "We started the day with 50-knot winds and swells of between 12 and 15 feet" This year's Copper River salmon began arriving Friday in Seattle, in smaller quantities -- and more expensive -- than in the past because Alaska's weather was harsh as the season opened Thursday. via Seattle Post-Intelligencerhttp://www.topix.net/city/cordova-ak/2008/05/copper-river-salmon-arrive-at-a-price?fromrss... Fishermen head to Copper River -- if the weather will let them- May 15, 2008 "I wonder if anybody can afford to hire a helicopter this year." Published: May 13th, 2008 11:27 PM Last Modified: May 13th, 2008 11:37 PM At 7 a.m. Thursday, fishermen hunting the prized Copper River kings and sockeyes will start letting their nets uncoil into the depths of ... via Anchorage Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/cordova-ak/2008/05/fishermen-head-to-copper-river-if-the-weather... Anchorage man guilty of brutal Cordova rape- May 13, 2008 Published: May 13th, 2008 12:16 AM Last Modified: May 13th, 2008 12:55 AM An Anchorage man accused of brutally raping and assaulting a woman in Cordova has been convicted on three felony sexual assault and ... via Anchorage Daily Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/cordova-ak/2008/05/anchorage-man-guilty-of-brutal-cordova-rape?f... Two medevac ambulance services to merge by this fall- May 10, 2008 "These two air ambulance services are on call every day, providing outstanding quality care to Alaskans when they need it most" The air ambulance business in Alaska is on the threshold of change as two of three companies operating in Southcentral Alaska have agreed to merge. via Alaska Journal of Commercehttp://www.topix.net/city/cordova-ak/2008/05/two-medevac-ambulance-services-to-merge-by-th... |