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The one-day Midsummer Garden and Air Faire, with 70 vendors, brings thousands of visitors to the Mat-Su city every July. The chamber’s decision comes as it hopes to focus more time on other core objectives.
Several other people were evacuated from the building, authorities said.
The $25 discount is available only to people who own residential property in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
The 62-year-old was separated from friends in the Friday Creek area on Saturday, Alaska State Troopers said. He was found dead on Sunday, they said.
The program, which begins in mid-May, will let volunteers take borrowed shelter pooches on hikes.
For nearly two decades, longshoreman Jason Tolstrup carefully tended to a Christmas tree that brightened thousands of wintry commutes between Anchorage and the Mat-Su.
The city is planning an $18 million facility with reading areas, an outdoor balcony, and meeting rooms after a partial roof collapse closed the prior library last year.
Some local rescue organizations are expressing concern that the decision to enforce a pre-existing policy could put animals at risk.
Few details were available Monday about the arrest including the charges involved. The stabbing occurred during a fight inside Valley Cinema on April 12.
A letter the city council sent Tuesday to Attorney General Treg Taylor also asks for guidance on whether librarians could be arrested for letting minors check out the books.
A spokeswoman for the Wasilla Police Department said she couldn’t provide any additional information or confirm if any arrests had been made.
Both the victim and suspect were under 18, police said. The incident is being investigated as a homicide.
Alaska State Troopers hope the agreement, which could take effect this summer, will help fill a law enforcement shortage in Mat-Su.
In the past, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough barred a company owned by Clayton “Mokie” Tew from bidding on contracts over noncompliance issues.
Steven Brodigan, 29, was charged with manslaughter, third-degree assault and driving while intoxicated, according to Wasilla police and online court records.
Jessalyn Helms was prounced dead at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center after a three-vehicle collision on Seward Meridian Parkway, troopers said.
The 7-member panel is not required to include librarians “self-policing” their book choices, some Assembly members said Tuesday. Others called the decision inherently political.
The Borough Assembly on Tuesday repealed a requirement in place for nearly 30 years.
Alaska State Troopers said a 52-year-old Big Lake man and a 30-year-old Fairbanks woman were found dead Monday morning.
The positions represent employees who leave and aren’t replaced, officials say. If approved, the cuts will slightly increase class sizes.
Investigators determined that Richard Proveaux, 40, who was reported missing earlier this week, was killed and his remains were hidden near his property, troopers said.
A collision Wednesday morning killed a 63-year-old woman before law enforcement could intercept the pickup, according to police.
One bond would provide up to $70 million for charter school construction and the other would provide up to $15 million for maintenance projects.