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“If we feel like there is any need whatsoever, any kind of a situation that might be unsafe for our students, then we immediately will go into a lockdown,” Alexander said. “We'd rather be safe than sorry.”

Troopers identified the person who died as 46-year-old Elmer Brown. He was pulled from the water by search and rescue and medical personnel and transported to Maniilaq Health Center, but later died from his injuries.

On Oct. 22, the board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, also known as AIDEA, unanimously voted to make the money available to support the 211-mile project, which would connect the Dalton Highway to an undeveloped, mining region near the Brooks Range.

After assessing the damage in multiple communities, officials said the region is moving quickly to make repairs as winter sets in.

Quyana sold out both nights. It’s now in its forty-third year.

Unofficial election results for the Northwest Arctic Borough’s only contested race for Assembly Seat 4, which represents Kotzebue, show Carl Nasruk Weisner ahead of Thomas Ikaaq Baker by about 70 votes.

“A lot of debris was washed up on Front Street again, a lot like last year,” said Kotzebue Mayor Derek Haviland-Lie. “The north end of town was hit pretty hard. We are hoping to address some of that before the next storm.”

Northwest Arctic Borough Fire Chief Tristan Ferguson, Kotzebue City Council Mayor Derek Haviland-Lie and Melissa Ivanoff, assistant to the Mayor Moto talk about flood damage and the upcoming storm.

Water could rise as much as 10 feet above the high tide line, according the National Weather Service

Acting City Manager Chief Christopher Cook and Kotzebue Mayor Derek Haviland-Lie talk about evacuation, how the city is preparing for flooding and what actions to take now.