In a statement made June 30 the air carrier says that passengers who repeatedly refuse to wear a mask on a flight will be issued a warning in the form of a yellow card.
KOTZ - Kotzebue
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State investment agency approves $500K for summer work on Ambler Road
The Ambler Road project, has been a lightning rod for controversy for years, pitting the desire to expand business and mining interests in the state against the concerns over impacts to the environment and subsistence.
Workers on Kotzebue’s solar project just hauled the last of 1,440 panels across the tundra
The 576-kilowatt project in Kotzebue is the second largest in the state, next to the Willow Solar Farm in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Clean up underway of 15,000-gallon heating oil spill at Shungnak school, near Kobuk River
DEC officials say one potential area of risk is the Kobuk River, which is about 160 feet away from the extent of the spill.
AFN will hold in-person annual convention this year with the theme ‘Good Government, Alaskans Decide’
The theme highlights “the challenges and opportunities the Native community and all Alaskans face, including responding to and recovering from the pandemic and resulting economic downturn.”
Alaska uses CARES Act funds to set up lottery for rent and mortgage relief
The funding for the program comes from $10 million of the $1.5 billion the state received in federal CARES Act funding.