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In Fairbanks, you can now get a Covid-19 vaccine while going to the movies, walking by the J.P. Jones Center and maybe while attending a hockey game. Upcoming pop-up vaccination clinics are part of the Sleeves Up for Summer campaign, launched by the state and local governments to increase Alaskaâs Covid-19 vaccinations. To protect Alaskans from the virus and keep the state up and running before summer rolls in, the goal is to cover 25% more people in May â which means vaccinating 18,000 additional residents in the Interior. âWe are looking at new different ways to get information and vaccinations out to people,â said Dr. Mark Simon, an emergency physician at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. ....
There’s concern about the process City of Fairbanks Mayor Jim Matherly used to review applicants vying to be the city’s next police chief. During a city council meeting last night, there were public comments critical of a process that screened out some applicants prior to the interview stage. Mayor Matherly explained a step in the process, in which Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer and consultant Greg Russel screened applications. They reviewed the 18 applications we got. We got 18 of them, and the reviewed every resume for minimum and preferred experience and qualifications. Matherly said Mercer and Russel selected 10 candidates to be interviewed by a local review committee. The panel ultimately selected 5 finalists for participation in a public forum scheduled for tonight. Although the council was sent a memo about the process on January 25, Council member Valerie Therrien took issue with the mayor’s lack of transparency about the screening process. � ....
1:37 Fairbanks firefighters were dispatched to an area off Minnie Street after they got a report of a possible fire around 4:40 a.m. They called for backup when they arrived at a house on the 300 block and saw smoke coming out of the attic. Firefighters check hoses outside the home off Minnie Street that was heavily damaged by the early morning house fire. Credit City of Fairbanks When they entered the burning structure, firefighters found a man who was unresponsive and later identified as Lee Charles Farstad. They brought Farstad outside and administered CPR and other treatment, then took him to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. ....
A 71-year old man died in a structure fire on Fairbanksâ Minnie Street early Tuesday morning, according to a city news release. Fairbanks Fire Department personnel responded to the fire at 4:51 a.m., 11 minutes after a Minnie Street resident reported smoke in the area. The crew dispatched help, knocked the fire down in approximately 10 minutes and fully extinguished hot spots in 45 minutes, according to the release. Minnie Street was cleared for traffic at about 7 a.m. While fighting the fire, the fire crew entered the house and found Lee Charles Farstad, who was unresponsive. They took him out of the building, then provided CPR and advanced cardiac life support measures. Farstad was transported to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and pronounced deceased by hospital staff. ....