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State troopers have wrapped up a months-long investigation concerning at least one of Unalaska’s elected officials.

The case is now under review by the Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions, which will decide whether to pursue criminal charges.

But Unalaskans still know very little about what’s under scrutiny.

Troopers closed the investigation and compiled their findings late last week. Now, the Office of Special Prosecutions (OSP) will decide what happens next.

Eva Tcheripanoff — the last person born in the traditional village of Kashega — has died.

Tcheripanoff grew up in the small Unangan community on Unalaska Island and spent the 1930s hunting foxes, eating dry fish, and playing with homemade stone dolls.

That all changed during World War II, when Kashega was evacuated and never resettled. But she came through the upheaval and lived a long life of 90 years.

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TCHERIPANOFF (Unangam Tunuu and English): “I was born in Kashega and I used to play around.”

Unalaska’s Planning Department is gathering public input Tuesday on issues including road paving and trail maintenance.

Planning Director Bil Homka said feedback will shape the city’s comprehensive plan, which lays out community development goals for the coming decades.

KUCB’s Vic Fisher spoke with Homka to learn more about the public meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. at City Hall.