Ben Townsend, KNOM
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Authorities announced the approval of $108.8 million for Alaskan communities reeling from 2022’s Typhoon Merbok.
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The replacement built by Smyth will be the third iteration of the burled wood arch. In 1974, Red Olson began crafting the first arch that served the Iditarod for 25 years.
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The arch, which marks the end of the Iditarod Trail, collapsed Saturday (April 27). It was last renovated in 2013.