Some students are excelling under the remote learning model, while many students are feeling isolated and are falling behind, according to comments from survey takers.
Fairbanks Community Food Bank is expecting to beat its record of serving the total of more than 100,000 pounds of food to 2,500 households, Director Anne Weaver said.
The state logged 583 new virus cases with 20 of those in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the report stated.
Austin Barrett, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of murder in February of this year and was sentenced in Palmer last week to 65 years with 20 suspended and 10 years of probation.
A 69-year-old inmate at Goose Creek Correctional Center died Sunday of complications related to COVID-19.
Most of the dispatchers have worked 400 to 600 hours of overtime this year and that the team has been understaffed after three dispatchers left.
While TSA officials are not providing local or state statistics, Fairbanks International Airport Manager Angie Spear said the staff observed more people traveling to and from Fairbanks during this holiday week.
There’s a limit of one tree to a household, and harvested trees can be no more than 15 feet high. There is no fee or permit required for harvesting a Christmas tree.
“When they put it in the park, I guess there was a problem of people rolling it around the park,” said Jim Plaquet of Pioneers of Alaska. “So they actually put the wheels in asphalt.”
“Jamie’s work is a continual source of Alaskan humor and wit that brings a laugh, or sometimes a groan, to all who read it,” the citation states.
Astra Space Inc. will attempt to launch the latest version of their rocket from Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex during a 12-day launch window, which starts on Dec. 7.
After almost a year of investigation into the Dec. 31, 2019, sinking of the F/V Scandies Rose that left only two survivors, investigators are still looking for information before a public hearing in February.
Tok-based troopers responded to the scene and determined Thompson was intoxicated. He was arrested on charges of DUI, weapons misconduct, impersonating a peace officer and three counts of felony third-degree assault, according to troopers.
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 523 ne…
Located at the corner of Phillips Field Road and Driveway Street, the facility utilizes residual heat from the Aurora Energy power plant across the Chena River to dry locally harvested firewood for sale to customers around Interior Alaska.
The view from an early evening walk in the hills above our town. Photo courtesy of Faith Nava
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We have snow, but we have no dog mushing yet. The sprint season is set to start Jan. 3. There will be no Fur Rondy in 2021, although the Iditarod is still set to go and the Yukon Quest will be limited to a 300-mile Alaska trail version.
A primary focus of the 2020 Alaska Food Festival and Conference was food sovereignty and justice.
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It’s a good bet you’re going to have turkey leftover come Friday, especially if you went all out and picked up a big bird this year.
The soap bars Ansley makes contain 2 ounces of goat milk, with an addition of cocoa butter and olive and safflower oils. Read more
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