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Borough proposes $276,000 bailout for psych center

Published January 7

| 7 comments

FAIRBANKS — Borough officials want to bail out a new nonprofit psychiatric treatment center after confusion left the center facing an unexpected $276,000 tax bill.

Patrols help chronic inebriates cope with Interior cold spell

Published January 7 | 3 comments

FAIRBANKS — The words come out in bits pieces. A jumble of contorted sounds about a hotel, checks and a bank refusing to cash them. Everything the woman, a petite lady in her 50s in a heavy black jacket and plaid hat, says is heavily slurred.

Tok flying object gets attention of UFO center

Published January 7 | 8 comments

FAIRBANKS — A mysterious object in the sky that rattled Tok and perked ears with a sonic boom-type sound Dec. 29 was seen by others as far away as Healy.

Proponents tout benefits of coal-to-liquids facility

Published January 7 | 11 comments

FAIRBANKS — The $2 billion to $6 billion price tag on a coal-to-liquids plant might seem “tremendously expensive,” but the potential benefits could outweigh the sticker shock, a project proponent told business people on Tuesday.

Man arrested for urinating on bouncer January 7 | 15 comments
Alaska sees decline in English-language learning students January 7
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Police union backs off political delay claim in Johnston case January 6 | 22 comments
State lotto drawing set for Friday January 6 | 4 comments
High school sports games postponed January 6
State unemployment claim systems overwhelmed January 6 | 10 comments
Cold weather cancels third day of races January 6

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Published January 7

Begich receives committee posts important to Alaska

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School district takes on challenges January 4 | 8 comments
Statesmanship didn’t follow statehood January 4 | 6 comments
University tackles economic turmoil December 28 | 14 comments

Community Service Patrol ambassador Janelle Wilhelm takes a call for a welfare check on an intoxicated person as she makes her rounds through downtown Fairbanks ...

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Temperatures still dropping in Interior Alaska; 50 to 60 below zero predicted December 29 | 104 comments
No end in sight to Interior Alaska cold spell January 3 | 198 comments
Cold snap headed to Interior Alaska December 27 | 92 comments
Some vehicles that take the Fairbanks ice road find themselves on thin ice December 23 | 46 comments
Tok residents abuzz over object in sky January 2 | 78 comments
Despite colder-than-average temperatures, schools reopen after holiday January 6 | 21 comments

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Thompson Drive marks — crop circles they are not

Published January 6 | 1 comment

Look for a high temperature of 25 below by Saturday, climbing to 15 below by Monday, the National Weather Service predicts.

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Kodiak’s Dunbar to follow in his father’s footsteps on track

Published January 7

Trevor Dunbar began his senior season at Kodiak High School with the mere goal of qualifying for the Foot Locker Cross Country National Championships.

Wide receiver Parks to return to Carlson Center turf January 7 | 1 comment
Cold prevents ski championships from running full slate of events January 7
Cold causes some prep games to be postponed, canceled January 7
Cold weather cancels third day of races January 6

Food

Wild rice offers plenty of possibilities

Published January 7

Show of hands — how many only know wild rice as an occasional and well-disguised visitor to the Thanksgiving table? Or even worse, does the very mention of wild rice dredge up long-repressed memories of communal dinners at the college co-op? It’s OK. Don’t be shy. You’re not alone.