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Assembly waits on information before taking action

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Assembly waits on information before taking action

There’s a lot going on right now.

Mike Satre, left, Manager of Government and Community Relations at Hecla Greens Creek Mine, presents a $20,000 check to Chris Schapp, Manager, Southeast Alaska Food Bank, and David Lefebvre, Food Bank Board. (Courtesy photo | Hecla Charitable Foundation)

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Local mine digs deep, donates ‘Hecla’ lot to Southeast Alaska Food Bank

The fund donated $20,000 to the SE AK Food Bank

Lemon Creek Correctional Center staff members have several confirmed cases of the coronavirus, April 10, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Multiple confirmed coronavirus cases reported among Lemon Creek Correctional Center staff

So far, no inmates have tested positive.

Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire With the spring thaw, the Alaska Department of Transportation resumes work on Egan Drive on Friday.

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No buses, no problem: DOT gets started with construction season on quiet streets

Work is coming to downtown, Lemon Creek, and the Valley.

Peter Segall | Juneau Empire The playground at Harborview Elementary School remains empty on Friday, April 10, 2020.

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Schools are closed, but work goes on

Funding picture has questions.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center, seen in this April 10, 2020 photo, has its first confirmed case of the coronavirus, according to Alaska Department of Corrections. The person who tested positive for COVID-19 is an unidentified corrections officer. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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LCCC takes action as corrections officer tests positive for coronavirus

It’s the first confirmed case in the Alaska DOC

Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School assistant principal Kristy Germain has been selected as the interim principal for Floyd Dryden Middle School for the 2020-2021 school year. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire File)

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Interim principal selected for Floyd Dryden

She’s a Juneau native and a veteran of the school district.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center. (Juneau Empire File)

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State confirms Lemon Creek Correctional Center employee tests positive for COVID-19.

Staff and inmates were notified.

A meal distribution point in front of Riverbend Elementary School, April 7, 2020. (MIchael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau schools continue, expand student meal program

The district has served more than 16,000 meals in the last month.

Courtesy Photo | Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association A fundraiser run benefiting a nonprofit focused on preserving and protecting Eldred Rock Lighthouse, seen in this photo, will be a virtual event this year. Runners can complete a course located on Pioneer Road on Douglas at any time April 12-18 and submit their results electronically.

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Lighthouse-protecting nonprofit isn’t running out of fundraising ideas

With virtually every other event canceled or postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, the nonprofit focused on restoring and…

Economic task force decides to take its time

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Economic task force decides to take its time

Hope is for recommendations in two weeks.

The Sealaska Corporation Building at Egan Drive and Main Street as seen in June 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Sealaska Corporation creates $1 million fund for coronavirus relief

$500,000 toward dealing with immediate needs have already been disbursed.

Courtesy photo | Katy Martin Katy Martin, seen here teaching at Riverbend Elementary School, is a former Riverbend teacher filling in to teach fifth-graders here remotely from Virginia.

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Teaching (very) remotely: Former Juneau teacher lends a hand from Virginia

Unsettled times lead to a unique opportunity for teacher.

City officials wary of promise of federal funds

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City officials wary of promise of federal funds

More uncertainty in uncertain times.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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City urges hunkering down in light of community transmission

Half of Juneau’s COVID-19 cases have recovered.

City creates economic task force to help navigate pandemic

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City creates economic task force to help navigate pandemic

Meetings are once a week.

Fresh produce and bread were on hand at the Southeast Alaska Food Bank on Crazy Horse Drive on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Juneau Community Foundation digs in to shore up food bank

Supplies are running low.

Man arrested after police respond to report of a break-in

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Man arrested after police respond to report of a break-in

He was located in a nearby car.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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State confirms 2 more COVID-19 cases for Juneau

That’s 14.

Juneauites express concerns for Mendenhall expansion plans in written comments

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Juneauites express concerns for Mendenhall expansion plans in written comments

Draft plan is expected in June.