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AROUND ALASKA: Disaster Drill, Final Fair Parade, and Sign It!
If you have plans to fly in or out of Ted Stevens Airport in Anchorage on Wednesday, listen up. There are plans to do a full-scale disaster drill at the airport's North Terminal on Wednesday. Because of that, sections of the parking lot there will be blocked off. There will also be an increased presence of emergency vehicles at the airport on Wednesday.
IB 24-29: NMFS Prohibits Retention of Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is prohibiting retention of Pacific cod by catcher/processors using trawl gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA), effective 12 noon, Alaska local time, August 20, 2024, according to Jonathan M. Kurland, Administrator, Alaska Region, NMFS. This action is necessary...
Fairbanks Continues To Update Facilities
MILFORD CENTER – The Fairbanks Local School District learned Monday at its regular meeting that it opened its doors for the 2024-25 school year last week to 1,211 students and 149 staff members. Superintendent Adham Schirg reported that Phase I of the Master Faculty Plan is complete and the...
Northernmost Jewish Community Gets Chabad House for 80th Chof Av
A new Chabad House in Fairbanks, Alaska, the northernmost Jewish community in the world, will open this Shabbos by shluchim Rabbi Heshy and Chani Wolf in honor of the 80th anniversary of Chof Av. A new Chabad House is opening up in the northernmost community in the world, in the...
Fairbanks police job listing goes viral as Anchorage officers lose hope under Mayor LaFrance and Chief Case
It was several days after a 16-year-old Anchorage resident was shot and killed before Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case made it clear that the large teen had approached an officer with a knife in her hand and refused to drop it after multiple commands. The incident took place last Tuesday.
Photos: Ester Fest in Ester
The annual Ester Fest kicked off Saturday, Aug. 10 in the Ester Community Park outside of Fairbanks. The festival is held each summer as a fundraiser for the maintenance and improvement of the park. More than 40 vendors contributed as well. Musical artists such as The Skidmarks, Tim Easton, and Acts of Congress performed on stage for the event.
Meet the Modern Farmer Cracking Cold Storage in the Coldest Places
In Fairbanks, Alaska, a radio advertisement from a local heat products store, The Woodway, says, “Fall is winter’s two-minute warning.” The growing season is short, from mid-May to mid-September, and it cuts straight to winter. You find the ground frozen by the first week of October. Temperatures eventually drop to -40 degrees Fahrenheit. During winter, the community is critically food insecure.
Public struggling to call in for public comments at Kodiak City Council meetings
The City of Kodiak is considering overhauling the phone system it uses to accept public calls during City Council meetings. That’s after multiple callers expressed frustration with the call-in system during a council special session earlier this month on Aug. 5. Every City Council meeting includes time for public...
Anchorage’s local government has a cash flow problem
Anchorage’s local government has a cash flow problem, limiting its ability to deal with unexpected expenses or to spend potential windfalls. When the city caught up on some of its overdue financial reporting requirements last month, it included a reckoning of the city’s spendable fund balance, that is, the money the city has on hand that isn’t otherwise committed.
Voting in statewide primary off to slow start
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Voting in the statewide primary got off to a slow start Tuesday with election workers in Anchorage describing the morning and afternoon turnout as “very slow.”. The State Division of Elections, which does not track voter turnout throughout election day, reported a total of 20,129...
Juneau Assembly approves emergency funds for flood recovery, lays out plans to investigate flood mitigation
On Monday evening, Juneau Assembly unanimously passed an emergency resolution, freeing up more than a million dollars of city funding for more flood response and recovery after the record-breaking glacial outburst flood earlier this month. Most of the money will go toward debris removal, as well as repairs to the...
Two visitors treated for injuries after being struck in Sitka intersection
Two out-of-town visitors were treated for minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Sitka’s downtown intersection on Monday (8-19-24). According to a Sitka Police Department spokesperson, a driver was attempting to complete a left turn at Lake and Lincoln streets, just as an oncoming tour bus was entering the intersection. The driver failed to notice two people in the crosswalk, and struck both.
Bill Gilbert remembered as fisheries man for all seasons
William “Bill” Gilbert, retired manager for the Trident Cordova South plant, was remembered this week for his passion for processing the highest quality seafood, smoking a variety of Alaska fish, and his success at nurturing crew to keep their jobs long term. “He was born into fish,” said...
Tongass Voices: James Houck on the joy of pedaling people through Juneau
This is Tongass Voices, a series from KTOO sharing weekly perspectives from the homelands of the Áak’w Kwáan and beyond. James Houck has shuttled tourists around town on his bike for seven years as the owner of Juneau Pedicab. It’s his retirement job, he says, and he loves running a tourism company that doesn’t emit carbon or use fossil fuels.
Jenae Larson’s Playground Opens Just In Time For New School Year
Saturday afternoon saw the long anticipated opening of Jenae Larson’s Playground. Planning for the playground has been happening since early 2021, just months after the Beach Road landslide took the lives of David Simmons and Jenae. A graduate of Haines High School, Jenae Larson returned to her hometown to work as the kindergarten teacher at Haines Elementary School at the time of her death. Jenae’s mother, Kim Larson, said her daughter had always wanted a new playground for her students. Kim Larson and other supporters began fundraising for that goal in March 2021.
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