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RDVFD elects fire chief, board members
At its annual meeting held last week, Rural Deltana Volunteer Fire Department welcomed two new members to the organization. Summer Fellows and Aiden Steele both filled out applications for membership. Following the vote to accept those new members, the board set to electing a fire chief. Josh Olson has been...
Anchorage police chief says body camera footage of Handy shooting to be released ‘probably within a week’
Anchorage police officials say they’ll enact a new body camera policy on Monday that mandates the release of footage of police shootings within 45 days. Police Chief Sean Case said the most recent Anchorage police shooting of Damien Dollison on July 8 will be held to that 45-day standard, though footage of prior shootings may take a little longer.
Lectures, field days offer plethora of mushroom information
Mushroom enthusiasts will have several opportunities to learn more about Alaska’s fungi — and get their hands dirty — via lectures and field trips in August. Mycologist Gary Laursen will lead a three-day workshop in Delta Junction on Aug. 16-18 and another in Palmer on Aug. 30-Sept. 1. The workshops are hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service.
New CDC travel policies for canines could cause problems for dogsled teams
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