The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce hosted speakers supporting and opposing the ballot measure on the May 7th special election for the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Speaking in favor of the proposition are representatives of the ad hoc group, Golden Heart Strong. Co-chairs Morgan Dulian, a parent at Pearl Creek School and Lael Oldmixon, a former chair of the Chamber's Education and Workforce committee made the presentation.

The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce hosted speakers supporting and opposing the ballot measure on the May 7th special election for the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Speaking in favor of the proposition are representatives of the ad hoc group, Golden Heart Strong. Financial advisor Joshua Church and former Assembly member Aaron Lojewski made the presentation.

Groups supporting and opposing Proposition A in Fairbanks North Star Borough’s upcoming special election gave arguments to the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The election, scheduled for May 7th, would allow the borough to increase the collection of tax revenue by $10 million to pay for public schools.

The City of Fairbanks hosted an event outside the Polaris building to celebrate its past and impending demolition.

Site preparation conducted last year and scheduled to be completed this season, will allow installation of bridge abutments and construction of the first 3rd of the new bridge structure.

The president of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board is apologizing for comments she made about legislators who did not vote to override the governor’s veto of an education bill. A majority of the school board has called a special meeting tonight to discuss the issue in private.

An Alaska health provider may close its doors following a national cyberattack last month, and is asking the state for temporary financial help.

A special action request from the Yukon River Intertribal Fish Commission is before the Federal Subsistence Board.

Two houses in Delta Junction were heavily damaged by fire Monday. Both structures were unoccupied, and no one was injured. The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of one of the fires, which sparked rumors locally about a serial arsonist.

Just after midnight this morning, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board voted to close Ben Eielson Junior/Senior High School. They postponed voting on the closure of other schools to instead focus on the budget. The board resumes meeting tonight.