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Working parents looking for child care can find themselves without many options in Juneau. Like a lot of things in Alaska — it’s expensive — sometimes costing more than $1,000 a month.

Wood-fired boilers and greenhouses on Prince of Wales Island are improving kids’ diet. Students get hands-on experience growing their food as part of their curriculum.

The Sitka School District’s counselors are taking the offensive as the administration begins to outline next year’s budget. Counselors from every building shared an hour-by-hour look into their work days on Dec. 4 for the Sitka School Board, and the range of emotional and behavioral issues they typically address.

Anna Timpane said she will continue to organize Sunday soup kitchens through Facebook. She plans to be at the transit center each week around 1:30 p.m., as long as there’s a need.

The intersection at the Fred Egan is notorious for its high rate of injury collisions. State highway planners are accepting public comment through Jan. 12 as it looks at alternatives.

The Coast Guard’s officer on duty for most of the search period said he doesn’t make presumptions of death, but did note that the missing men’s next of kin had been notified.