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Newscast – Friday, Nov. 17, 2023
In this newscast: The Juneau School District ended the last fiscal year with an almost $2 million deficit in its operating fund. That’s according to an audit presented to the school board on Tuesday. Now, lower-than-expected enrollment this fall has grown that deficit to nearly $3 million; Few in Juneau know the name Jimmy Manning. But for much of the last century, he was the community’s most famous athlete. In the 1960s, new baseball fields in Savikko Park were named after him. But overtime, those signs disappeared. Now, the Douglas Indian Association is working with the city to bring his name back to the ballpark; The first people at the scene of Monday night’s crash of an Air Station Sitka helicopter were the crew of the distressed fishing vessel it was sent to assist
Lower enrollment grows Juneau School District’s operating fund deficit
District leaders will start considering budget cuts next month.
The Douglas ballpark was once named for a star Lingít athlete. Community members hope to restore his legacy
Few in Juneau know the name Jimmy Manning. But for much of the last century, he was famous here.
Alaska ranked choice voting opponents blame ‘incompetence,’ not subterfuge, for errors in campaign disclosure
One of the central allegations is that Art Mathias created a church subsidiary and used it as a pass-through to conceal a $90,000 political contribution.
‘It feels like I’m not crazy.’ Gardeners aren’t surprised as USDA updates key map
The USDA is updating an important map for gardeners and growers picking plants and flowers. The new map shows the contiguous U.S. is about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the last map 11 years ago.
Between flights to Tuluksak, Operation Santa Claus turned into a rescue mission
“We had Santa on the second flight,” the lead pilot said. “He was with the medics.”
State brings 55 more charges against Petersburg fishing lodge
The charges say the two men helped their clients take too many halibut and did not accurately document the halibut that was caught.
Alaska minimum wage set to increase in new year; additional hikes proposed in ballot initiative
The president of the Alaska AFL-CIO said that compared to the rest of the nation, the state’s minimum wage is “a little bit middling right now.”
When a Coast Guard helicopter crashed, first on the scene was the fishing crew it came to rescue
The Lydia Marie, a 44-foot wooden troller based in Wrangell, began taking on water around 8 p.m. Monday in the rough seas of Frederick Sound.