Stephen Wright, president of the Juneau chapter of the Alaska State Employees Association, has died.
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New Treadwell Mine Historic Park in Douglas
Douglas has a new Treadwell Mine Historic Park. The City and Borough Assembly Monday night named the historic district within Savviko Park after the old mine.
Aviation marker wears through transmission line
It appears an aviation marker ball is to blame for Sunday night’s power outage in downtown Juneau. The red ball wore through a transmission line and it broke, knocking out power to about 3,800 customers between 6 and 8 p.m.
Perfect storm hits CBJ snow budget
Winter officially begins Thursday, and the CBJ Streets Department has spent about 62 percent of its snow-hauling budget.
Legislators: Parnell budget invests in Juneau
Governor Parnell’s budget proposal includes $9-point 2 million to upgrade the Douglas Island Office Building. It’s the first of three phases of renovation for the building, which has been called the administration’s top priority to address capital city state office needs.
Sealaska and tribe sign land agreement
Sealaska Corporation and the Organized Village of Kasaan have signed an agreement to allow the village to manage its cultural properties. It’s the first of many agreements to be made with Southeast tribes to preserve and protect cemetery, shamanic, historic, sacred and archaeological sites within their territory, says Sealaska Board President Albert Kookesh. Only the…