Recent Stories
- Forestry division pushes fire prevention
- Saturday, May 17, 2008
- Smokey Bear may say that only you can prevent forest fires, but the Alaska Division of Forestry and Gov. Sarah Palin are taking it one step further by proclaiming this week as Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week to help raise local awareness on public safety measures.
- Final lines for GIS students
- Saturday, May 17, 2008
- The class of 2008 from the Guided Independent Studies program has completed an amazing feat. All 22 seniors have earned their diplomas, giving the program a 100 percent graduation rate for the year.
- Hutchison graduates shed tears of joy as 59 students earn diplomas
- Friday, May 16, 2008
- Nevermind that the graduatation ceremony for James T. Hutchison High School was a fire marshal’s worst nightmare because more than 500 friends and family members squeezed into the Lee H. Salisbury Theatre on Thursday evening to honor the class of 2008.
- Eielson High School grads keep on dancing
- Thursday, May 15, 2008
- Despite the wide range of cultural backgrounds at Ben Eielson Jr./Sr. High School, the graduating class of 2008 stood on common ground Wednesday night as 66 individuals received their high school diplomas.
- Fairbanks resident announces run for state Senate
- Thursday, May 15, 2008
- Fairbanks resident Joe Paskvan announced Wednesday he is running for the Alaska State Senate.
- Alaskans prepare for digital TV broadcasting
- Older TVs with an antenna will require a converter box
- Monday, May 12, 2008
- As of Feb. 17, 2009, digital is in and analog is out.
- A grand day for Chena River Run
- Sunday, May 4, 2008
- More than 950 people crossed the finish line on Saturday morning at the 27th Annual Chena River. The 5K course stretched from Woodriver Elementary to the Princess Hotel.
- Fairbanks North Star Borough mayor mulls state of emergency in energy crisis
- Thursday, May 1, 2008
- Mayor Jim Whitaker will ask the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly to declare a state of emergency at its May 8 meeting.
- GVEA hosts 61st Annual Members Meeting; members allowed two minutes to comment
- Wednesday, April 30, 2008
- Attendance reached a new high for the 61st Annual Members Meeting of the Golden Valley Electrical Association Tuesday with some 1,400 registered members concerned about skyrocketing electricity rates in the Interior.
- Energy agency looking at fuel factors in the Interior
- Tuesday, April 29, 2008
- The Alaska Energy Authority is taking proactive measures to find just how the high cost of energy is affecting the Interior.