Operation Santa recipient communities are identified by the state as communities that have experienced particular hardship that year.
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Eaglecrest Ski Area is having a really tough time with staffing this year
Part of the reason is that the city-owned ski area’s pay scale begins $1.84 below Alaska’s minimum wage.
The Year in KTOO News: Looking for Juneau’s missing
Instead of waiting for police reports about missing persons, we started turning to social media where family members were organizing searches for loved ones who stayed away from home too long.
Newscast – Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021
In this newscast: State ombudsman’s report is out on how Juneau’s correctional center handled the COVID-19 pandemic; Eaglecrest Ski Area pays less than Alaska’s minimum wage and is experiencing labor shortages; Investigators found human remains at the site of a house fire near Delta Junction
New report details problems with Lemon Creek Correctional Center’s response to COVID-19
Overall, the state’s ombudsman says the state corrections department was responsive and has updated its COVID-19 protocols several times during the pandemic.
The Year in KTOO News: COVID’s second year in Juneau
The vaccine did bring some hope to early 2021, but while the virus was being knocked back a bit, the damage the pandemic brought to society was already done.
Sullivan still seeking a ‘bridge’ ship to fill the icebreaker gap
The Coast Guard’s first heavy icebreaker in nearly 50 years is due in 2025. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the country can’t wait that long.
Here’s what schools are doing to try to address students’ social-emotional needs
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory this month saying the youth mental health crisis is getting worse.
Juneau restaurant hit by Bristol Bay king crab season closure, skyrocketing prices
“We’re double in our pricing, which is a shock to people who have been longtime customers, you know, but it is what it is. We’re all just trying to survive,” said Tracy LaBarge, owner of Tracy’s King Crab Shack.
A Christmas Eve tradition in Skagway turns 80
The Eagles Club in Skagway put on its first Christmas Eve Pageant in 1941.