(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News) More than 100 people gathered to watch a “beach wrestling” match on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at at the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines, Alaska. Entrants paid a small fee to compete and the proceeds went toward new mats for the high school regional tournament in December.

The sandy area next to the Klondike Stage at the fairgrounds is technically an outdoor volleyball court. But on Friday afternoon at the…

Francisco Martínezcuello is the Chilkat Valley News summer reporter. Previously, he was in Southwest Alaska working for KYUK Public Media as a News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January...