In this newscast: The Alaska Legislature is planning to reconvene on Monday to formally appropriate federal COVID-19 relief; Alaska Seaplanes says it wants to buy PenAir and save the Southwest Alaska airline’s operating certificate; In Juneau, a fire department employee just retired. That will likely leave his former supervisor to do all the work — alone; Alaska Public Media’s Tegan Hanlon has stories from three couples who say they won’t let the coronavirus stop them from saying their vows.
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Dunleavy will leave quarantine mandate in place for two weeks
Complying with the mandate has also cost millions of dollars for businesses in oil and gas and fishing that rely on seasonal workers.
Nunapitchuk, a small village in the Y-K Delta, is in lockdown after a positive test for COVID-19
A village is in lockdown until further notice after a second case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
Despite the pandemic, Alaska’s primary and general elections to follow normal voting process
But, the Division of Elections reports difficulty in recruiting election workers.
Alaska Legislature plans to reconvene in Juneau to pass federal relief after lawsuit
Legislative staff and the state Department of Health and Social Services are working on rules to discourage coronavirus infections.
‘Unserviced’ Communities: – Adapting to the coronavirus pandemic without water and sewer
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended every person across the country wash their hands regularly throughout the day to prevent the spread of germs. Some in rural Alaska, without running water, are left asking: How? “That’s easier said than done,” said Frank Oxereok Jr., the mayor of Wales, a small coastal community with a…