With funding from the Sealaska Heritage Institute, the program will add a fourth classroom in the fall, for sixth and seventh graders. They also plan to add eighth grade students in 2024.
Community
UAS student uses his love of cooking to celebrate Black History Month
This is Rapp-Cortese’s second year cooking soul food for a campus Black History Month event. He loves cooking for friends and family, and grew up sharing food as a way to share community.
Juneau’s Firefighter of the Year on the rewards of community service
Juneau’s Firefighter of the Year Ella Piatt talks about how she initially became involved in this often dangerous, always meaningful work and shares some words of wisdom for future firefighters.
In Ketchikan, there’s a CPR class for Filipino residents of the town’s biggest apartment buildings
If a bilingual person is CPR-certified, they can help others who don’t speak English while waiting for first responders in an emergency.
Vote to recall Hoonah’s mayor appears to have failed
Results of the recall election — 110 votes for and 172 against — still need to be approved by the city council.
Bristol Bay braces for EPA’s final decision on the proposed Pebble mine
Pebble Mine would be one of the largest copper and gold mines in the world — but it might never break ground. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue its final decision on the mine very soon.
Meet Miss Congeniality, Juneau’s representative to Alaska’s top pageant
Juneau’s representative at this year’s statewide Miss Alaska USA pageant placed third overall and received the coveted Miss Congeniality award.
Attorneys to offer free legal counsel on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
This is the first year services will be offered in-person since the pandemic began. Events will be held in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and — for the first time this year — Bethel.
Local cleanup advocate says rising dump prices could mean a trashier Juneau
Leticia McRae’s passion for cleaning up litter has gained a dedicated online following. But with disposal fees rising at Juneau’s dump, she says cost is becoming a barrier to her efforts.
Juneau organization will expand amid youth mental health crisis
JAMHI Health & Wellness will have a new facility thanks to $870,000 that Sen. Lisa Murkowski earmarked for the project in the federal omnibus spending bill.