Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 10:32 PM AKDT
This week the State of Alaska Division of Forestry presented JBER a Tree City USA award on behalf of the National Arbor Day Foundation. The base was presented the award for their ongoing commitment to planting and caring for trees in the community.
Updated: May. 20, 2022 at 10:15 PM AKDT
According to nearby resident Ken Soldin, the road has been closed and water was rising at a rate of approximately eight inches per hour, with nearly three-quarters of a mile of standing water backed up behind a dam.