Kotzebue was among the communities that experienced a cold snap in recent weeks. Temperatures reached minus 50 degrees, which led to a large-scale freeze-up of the Swan Lake water main loop ...

The city says seasonal structures around the Swan Lake dock have also washed away. Kotzebue schools and numerous businesses remained closed on Wednesday. The town’s airport runways closed on ...

The city also has prioritized replacing two of the city’s aging water loops, Swan Lake and Lagoon, estimated at $30-35 million dollars. Kotzebue has five water loops which feed drinking water to ...