Wildfire near Dillingham grows to 1,000 acres

A photo of the 1,000-acre Kenakuchuk Fire taken late Saturday evening. The fire is burning in a limited protection area about 40 miles northeast of Dillingham and is being monitored by the Alaska Division of Forestry. Credit: Jason Jordet/Alaska DNR/Div. of ForestryA wildfire 40 near Okstukuk Lake, 40 miles northeast of Dilligham, had grown to 1000 acres by Sunday night. After a slow start to the state’s wildlfire season, thunderstorms sparked a dozen or more new blazes over the weekend ar