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Coach Merry Ellefson compliments runners on a job well done after a race. (Courtesy Photo / Debbie Lowenthall)

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Long-distance running meets socially distanced competition

Team spirit carries Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé High School’s runners on where others falter.

Matt Boline demonstrates a drill during a recent workout with players in the 12-and-under group workout at Treadwell Ice Arena. (Courtesy Photo / Steve Quinn)

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Photos: It’s heating up on the ice

Juneau Douglas Ice Association’s youth hockey season is underway at Treadwell Ice Arena.

Capital City Fire/Rescue flies an American flag near the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge on the morning of Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Friday was the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Tragic day remembered with sights and service

9/11 observed with sights, community service.

Get to know a candidate: Robert Shoemake

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Get to know a candidate: Robert Shoemake

Read about the District 2 candidate in his own words.

Get to know a candidate: Christine Woll

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Get to know a candidate: Christine Woll

Read about the District 2 candidate in her own words.

4 first-time candidates run for 1 Assembly seat

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4 first-time candidates run for 1 Assembly seat

All but one are millennials.

Mason John attends class with his schoolmates from Sayéik Gastineau Community School over Zoom, Sept. 3, 2020. (Courtesy photo / Marjorie John)

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Parents say new school year comes with fresh challenges

For working parents, taking part in children’s education can tax limited resources.

A screener talks to a driver at a temporary testing site outside Centennial Hall. The City and Borough of Juneau set up additional testing centers in the parking lot of Centennial Hall in downtown Juneau on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. Additional sites were needed to meet high demand for testing following a advisory earlier in the week. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Drive-thru testing now available downtown

No symptoms or appointment needed but expect a wait.

Incumbent Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, left, and Kenny Solomon-Gross will vie for a three-year term in Juneau’s District 1 during the upcoming municipal elections. (Courtesy Photos)

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It’s a 2-candidate race for District 1

The District 1 race is for a three-year seat.

Get to know a candidate: Martin Stepetin

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Get to know a candidate: Martin Stepetin

Read about the school board hopeful in his own words.

Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire The derelict tug Lumberman is scheduled for disposal by at-sea scuttling in mid-October, said Juneau harbormaster Matt Creswell, Sept. 9, 2020.

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Derelict tugboat slated for mid-October sinking

The vessel will be dragged into the Gulf and scuttled.

Brian Holst is a candidate for Juneau School District Board of Education. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Get to know a candidate: Brian Holst

Read about the school board hopeful in his own words.

Maria Gladziszewski, Brian Holst, and Martin Stepetin are running uncontested for seats on the Assembly and Board of Education respectively. (Photo illustration / Juneau Empire)

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School board, areawide candidates have busy jobs ahead

The three candidates are running for three different positions, each with three-year terms.

Outbreak leads some bars, breweries to close

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Outbreak leads some bars, breweries to close

‘Take it seriously.’

CBJ clarifies testing recommendation

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CBJ clarifies testing recommendation

Bar patrons should get tested.

Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen was in Juneau Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, meeting with residents and business owners, and to play a quick game of hockey with local players at the Treadwell Arena. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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An exclusive Q&A with Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen

‘We believe in the individual.’

People sit outside the Juneau Arts & Culture Center on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The JACC is poised to serve as an emergency warming shelter through the first quarter of next year. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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City decides to keep emergency warming shelter where it is

Location extended to mid-April 2021.

Voters face $15M question in upcoming election

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Voters face $15M question in upcoming election

No easy answers.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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City recommends bar patrons get tested for the coronavirus

Advisory comes amid report of 19 new cases.

A kiteboarder practices their hobby in spite of dreary weather as Juneau’s third wettest summer on record comes to a damp end, Sept. 3, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Rainfall-ing short: Juneau’s summer 1 inch shy of record

Juneau “enjoys” third wettest summer on record