On June 23, 1964, having completed over 2 1/2 years of college and lacking funds to continue, I joined the Air Force hoping to find a path back to college. Alas, the Air Force needed medics and not music majors. So, after basic training at Lackland AFB, I was assigned...
Anchorage police Lieutenant Nancy Reeder has accepted Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly’s offer to serve as the city’s new police chief. Matherly chose her over two other finalists vying for the job that’s about to be vacated by retiring Chief Eric Jewkes. “She’s a...
On Wednesday, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and Vice President Myron Lizer signed a proclamation ordering all flags on the Navajo Nation to be flown at half-staff on June 6, [2019] in honor and remembrance of Navajo Code Talker William Tully Brown, who passed...
William Keller was born in Philadelphia on January 18, 1900. At 16, he left Philadelphia to enlist in the U.S. Army, serving as a private during World War I from June 20, 1916 through May 26, 1919. Keller is remembered by Joe Grossmann. Upon returning to Philadelphia...
Humboldt Bay Fire District recently announced its Firefighter of the Year: Fire Captain Chris Mitchell, a 17-year veteran with the department and a man who wears more than one fire hat. “He’s been with Humboldt Bay since 2002. He’s just an incredibly solid person,”...
