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Credit KDLG/Tyler Thompson    Gabe Dunham with UAF and Alaska Sea Grant at Dillinghams erosion monitoring site by the sewage lagoon, fall 2019. Dunham was part of the initial "Stakes for Stakeholders" project in 2016 and continues to support erosion research in the region. Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks will travel to Dillingham this week to continue erosion research in 11 of Bristol Bay’s coastal communities. An ongoing project that started in 2016 as “Stakes for Sta...

A wildfire that ignited as a result of an escaped dump fire near the village of Pilot Point on the Alaska Peninsula is now estimated to be at least 500 acres but all immediate threats to the village have been mediated. Pilot Point is a small, remote village of approximately 65 residents located on the Aleutian Chain, about 370 miles southwest of Anchorage. Twelve smokejumpers who were flown in to initial attack the fire on Thursday completed a burn operation along a road leading from the villag...

Pilot Point wildfire grows to 500 acres, but village safe from danger Megan Pacer © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV This image captured by a Federal Aviation Administration weather camera shows smoke from a wildfire burning in Pilot Point, Alaska on Monday, May 24, 2021. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Division of Forestry said the wildfire that is burning land near the village of Pilot Point in Southwest Alaska has grown to about 500 acres, but the village is safe from a...

Land Rush Of 2021 Shows Rural Texas Areas Gaining Value With more people looking to escape urban core neighborhoods since the coronavirus pandemic began, farm and ranch land in North Texas is getting harder to find and pricier to buy.  Rural land prices across Texas rose 9.5% in the first quarter of 2021 when compared to last year, according to the Texas A&M Texas Real Estate Research Center.  Increased sales of rural land sent statewide prices soaring to ...

May 11—The Grandview Zebras sandwiched two big wins around a game 2 loss to knock off Pilot Point in the Class 3A bi-district playoffs. After Grandview won game 1, 10-4, on Friday, Pilot Point bounced back in game 2 Saturday for a 7-6 walk-off win in game 2 to force a decisive game 3. The Zebras finished off the doubleheader Saturday with a no-doubt 14-1 win in five innings to win the series, ...

Tarrant County reports 41st consecutive day with fewer than 200 hospitalizations Tarrant County Public Health said that as of Wednesday, there are 153 people hospitalized with COVID-19. There were 152 the previous day. This is the 41st consecutive day the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has been below 200.  The COVID-19 patients make up 3% of the total hospital bed capacity. The county currently has a 14-day average of 141 hospitalizations.  Health officials reported 136 new COVID-19 cas...

Dallas County reports 5 coronavirus deaths, 209 new cases; Tarrant adds 2 deaths, 136 cases County Judge Clay Jenkins said it is more important than ever for people to get vaccinated as the virus’ variants spread in the county. Dallas County reported five more COVID-19 deaths and 209 new coronavirus cases Wednesday. The latest victims were three Irving residents — a woman in her 60s and a man and a woman in their 80s — and a man in his 60s and a woman in her 90s who were both from Dallas....

Two City Council seats and three board of public works seats will be voted on Saturday, May 8 in Lewes.

Michigan offered Pilot Point (TX) Pilot Point running back/linebacker Ish Harris just yesterday, and the Wolverines already made his top five, along with Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, and Miami. Harris is a 4-star, the #27 OLB, and #357 overall.  Harris ran for almost 1,800 yards and 18 touchdowns last season, but he's 6'3" and 195 lbs. and made 7 interceptions on defense. George Helow is recruiting him, so that likely means Michigan wants him for defense.

Friday, January 8, 2021 Three candidates are seeking two seats on Lewes City Council in the Saturday, May 8 municipal election. Incumbent Rob Morgan and challengers Carolyn Jones and Khalil Saliba are seeking three-year terms. Deputy Mayor Bonnie Osler is stepping away after nine years of service on council. Polls will be open at city hall from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information about the election, go to ci.lewes.de.us/273/Election-Information. All candidates were asked by the Cape Gazette t...