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The Fairbanks Senior Center is launching an end-of-the-year fundraiser to help pay for its Meals on Wheels program. The need for the program is growing, as is the population of elders around the Fairbanks North Star Borough and statewide.
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Smoke from wildfires around the eastern Interior has led the National Weather Service to extend a dense smoke advisory for the Fairbanks area into Wednesday morning.
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People who have had trouble getting mental health services in the Interior, especially for kids, are invited to a Listening Session tonight with experts putting together a new statewide behavioral health roadmap. Register here: https://survey.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eysNYnzdWGRyVP8
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NewsCollege Rotary Club in Fairbanks delivered 31 more bicycles Monday to give to Ukrainian families that have come to Delta Junction to get away from the war back home. Kids got most of the bikes, and so did some parents -- and a couple of grandparents.
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Starting this week, the Fairbanks area has a mobile team of mental health professionals focused on children and families. The mobile unit will respond to kids in mental health crises with immediate counseling and options for further steps.
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All three swimming pools In the Fairbanks North Star Borough will be open this summer – except for routine maintenance closures. A reduction in positions starting in July means they will be open fewer days and fewer hours.
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A free medical clinic will pop-up at Ryan Middle School in Fairbanks this weekend, with exams, vision checks and dental cleanings. Organizers say there will even be blood workups and glasses made on site.