Sound and Valley News

14/04/2023

The Alaska Native Heritage Center announces inaugural Community Recognition awards; Paul Tiulana Elder Award and Autumn Apok Ridley Youth Recognition Award

11/04/2023

Valdez City Manager, Mark Detter has resigned.

29/03/2023

The Title 17 Zoning Code Revision Survey is live! Please share your thoughts and ideas on issues related to housing, accessory dwelling units, short-term rentals, setbacks, and more.

28/03/2023

Alaska, City of Valdez, Featured, Fire and Rescure, Police, Public Safety Fire in Valdez 3/23 March 27, 2023 4:38 PM by Sue Bergstrom Share this:ShareTweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Author: Sue Bergstrom

28/03/2023

Moses S. Blanchard, 22, and Blaise A. Dilts, 21, of Klawock, face charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter and burglary in the death of 80-year-old Lincoln Peratrovich, according to the state’s online court records system. An attorney listed for Dilts did not return a message seeking comment....

28/03/2023

Buc Fans, Please see the attached Basketball State Coaches summaries.  This week our track team will be traveling to the Big “C” Track Meet in the Dome in Anchorage.  They will depart on Thursday @ 12:00 p.m. and compete on Friday and Saturday.  Here is a link for the time and […]

28/03/2023

This Thursday, March 30, 7pm, CRWP's Kate Morse and Euan-Angus MacLeod, PE, CFM (DOWL) will present a talk on the design aspects of the Eyak Lake Weir Project as part of the Tuesday Night Talk Series with Prince William Sound Science Center.

25/03/2023

Host Hayley Fleming talks abut herring spawn in Prince William Sound

17/03/2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again published its annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The TRI catalogs the movement of chemicals that may be harmful to human health and the environment if handled improperly.

17/03/2023

The final list of individuals who filed petitions to run in the May 2023 City of Valdez Municipal Election by the 5:00 deadline 3/15/23

17/03/2023

Daniel VanDerMeulen a Valdez resident ishosting three evenings of Alaska winter recreation films at the Valdez Civic Center March 23-25Doors open at 7:30Show starts at 8:00pm Advertisement Opportunity to hear from the producers, cameramen, and athletes on stage and watch some awesome local films!

17/03/2023

Alaska, City of Valdez, Featured, Fire and Rescure, Public Safety Structure Fire Valdez March 16, 2023 1:46 PM by Sue Bergstrom Share this:ShareTweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Author: Sue Bergstrom

28/02/2023

Please see the coaches summaries for Basketball, Nordic Ski and Esports. This week the Aca Deca Team will be traveling to Anchorage for their State competition on Wednesday, March 1st @ breakfast break. The basketball and cheer teams will be traveling to Delta on Friday, March 3rd @ 8:00 a.m. for th...

24/02/2023

Alaska, Announcements, City of Valdez, Fire and Rescure, Life, Police, Public Safety Multi-vehicle Collision Results in One Fatality February 24, 2023 3:22 PM by Sue Bergstrom Share this:ShareTweetEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Author: Sue Bergstrom

24/02/2023

Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board meeting is scheduled for February 24, 2023 12:30-4:30 pm. Three ways to attend.

21/02/2023

Bring your family down to Fun Friday: Mariculture. Come learn what mariculture is, the difference between seaweed and kelp, explore a mariculture themed obstacle course, decorate an oyster shell, and more! Intended for kids in grades K-4, but all are welcome.

21/02/2023

We will also be hosting our last home games of the season against the Monroe Rams this next weekend and celebrating our Boys and Girls Basketball and Pep Band Seniors on Saturday night.

17/02/2023

The most recent edition of Field Notes discusses mariculture with Dr. Alysha Cypher

16/02/2023

Alaska’s largest school district repeatedly and inappropriately secluded and restrained students with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday following an investigation into alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

16/02/2023

Story includes a photo gallery, video and a link to the Kenny Lake School's salmon tank we**am.

We’d like to give a big shout-out to the “salmon stork,” a.k.a Robin Mayo from Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment (WISE), a Salmon in the Classroom partner. Someone from the Valdez Fishery Development Association drove the eggs up from the hatchery to the junction of the Edgerton a...

14/02/2023

Includes 45th Elk's Basketball Tournament results

Buc Fans, We had a great week of Activities at VHS.  The Nordic Ski team had a very successful weekend at their Region VI Meet.  Congratulations to the Boys team who took 2nd and made it on the Podium just behind West Valley.  Our Girls Varsity Team also took 2nd […]

09/02/2023

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s statewide law enforcement agency is investigating after two troopers escorted one of the state’s top school principals to a hospital for a mental health assessment based on a bogus court order, officials said.

09/02/2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 6, 2023 CONTACT: Laura Eldred, Environmental Section Manager (907) 376-1855 DEC Awards $1.6 Million Dollars in Clean Water Actions Grants (JUNEAU, AK) – The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is pleased to award 18 Alaska Clean Water Actions (ACWA) gr...

09/02/2023

https://valdezadventurealliance.com/ice-fest

09/02/2023

Buc Fans, I’ve attached the weekend summary from the Varsity Basketball and JV Boys Basketball teams.  This week will be another busy week for the Buccaneers.  We are hosting the 45th Annual Elka Basketball Tournament and our Nordic Skiers are off to Regionals in Fairbanks. Below are the teams t...

09/02/2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step Tuesday and blocked a proposed mine heralded by backers as the most significant undeveloped copper and gold resource in the world because of concerns about its environmental impact on a rich Alaska aquatic ecosystem that supports...

08/02/2023

18/01/2023

Field Notes is back on KCHU