Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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State will sue over pending Interior Department decision to kill minerals access road in northwest Alaska
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The Alaska state development agency leading the work on a 211-mile minerals access
James "Jim" Henry Norcross
James "Jim" Henry Norcross, age 94, of Willow, Alaska passed away peacefully with family by his side while
Road extension, new bridge on Susitna, now part of state’s approved transportation plan
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman An 18-mile new road and a bridge across the Susitna River are part
Federal regulators approve long-term plan for cleaning site of Alaska mercury mine
By Yereth Rosen Alaskabeacon.com Nearly a century after a Western Alaska mine began producing mercury, cleanup of the site
Eliasson John VanPelt
Eliasson John VanPelt passed away very unexpectedly December 15th, 2023 at 24 years old. Our family is absolutely devastated and
Facing transboundary mining, Alaskans shouldn’t buy industry rhetoric
By Guy Archibald Spectrum “Rest assured,” writes Michael Goehring, President of the British Columbia Mining Association, to Southeast Alaskans in
Mining exec: Alaska’s pricy, fossil fuel-based power could thwart investment
By Nathaniel Herz Northern Journal Steep electricity prices and heavy dependence on fossil fuels to generate power risk discouraging development
New environmental assessment for Ambler mining road could set stage for its rejection
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued a new environmental assessment of
Manh Choh mine now under construction; to be state’s sixth-largest metals producer
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The new Manh Choh gold mine at Tetlin, east of Delta, is now under
Miners named All-ABL
Frontiersman.com Mat-Su Miners head coach Tyler LeBrun was named the 2023 Alaska Baseball League Coach of the Year.
Defense department helps fund feasibility study for graphite mine near Nome
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $37.5 million advanced technology
North West Arctic Borough and North Slope Borough now support Ambler Access Project, 211-mile industrial road
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The North West Arctic Borough and North Slope Borough assemblies have passed a joint