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Alaska Division of ElectionsEarly voting opens today in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The municipal election coming up October 4 covers Borough Assembly and School Board seats as well at Fairbanks and North Pole City Councils and Fairbanks city mayor. -
Alaska’s opioid crisis has touched thousands in recent years. State public health officials are asking the public to help plan what comes next. They are hosting a three-hour community café next Tuesday afternoon to hear from people who have been affected by opiate use. A flyer is attached at the bottom of this story.
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Two of Alaska’s best writers will be honored this weekend in Washington, D.C., as part of the Library of Congress National Book Festival. The annual event celebrates the nation’s best-selling authors, poets and illustrators. -
The Fairbanks Concert Association opens its 75th season tonight with a concert showcasing Alaska talent. The Inuit-soul band, Pamyua (Bum-yo-ah) is headlining the concert, which is part of Arctic Fest, and draws on the themes of science and art to address climate change.
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UAF Researchers will study reducing air pollution in the North Pole area with new thermal storage units. Over the next three winters, they will try to see if homeowners save money by using the units instead of heating with wood. Folks can find out more about the program at the website the Alaska Center for Energy and Power set up for the field study.
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The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum to hear from David Pruhs and Valerie Therrien, running to be the next mayor for the City of Fairbanks.
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The feds are asking Interior Alaskans to take five minutes in the next two days to time their internet speed on mobile devices. It is part of a program looking for places where there is no internet available or where the connectivity is poor.
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The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce held a candidate forum on August 23 at Wedgewood Manor.
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School starts in 12 days for public students in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The School District has more than 35 vacant Certified Teacher positions listed on the hiring website, and 17 teacher aide positions -- although several of those will close after hires are made this week. The staffing shortage is also affecting the school bus system, and there will be fewer routes this year.
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The afternoon outage affected 40,000 customers from the Kenai to Anchorage, the Matsu and the Interior.
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A new wing at Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center opened in Fairbanks this week. The expansion adds a 3-story, 108,000-square-foot addition to the existing Native Health clinic, making specialized health care closer for village residents, particularly elders, in the Interior.
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A group of 28 yearling Wood Bison will join a herd established along the Innoko River through a reintroduction project.
