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🌱 How Seward’s new free vending machine could quietly save lives

Seward, Alaska Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Seward! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Seward’s new free vending machine could quietly save lives
  • Former Seward officer’s phone use on duty leads to permanent decertification
  • Why lawmakers representing Seward are pushing back on winter ferry cuts

Also on today's calendar: Kenai Central Girls JV Volleyball @ Seward.

Today's riddle: Why did the football player hit the vending machine? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Saturday: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 69, low: 48.
  • Sunday: Clouding up, with a high of 70 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Seward unveils wellness vending machine (kbbi.org) — A new free community wellness vending machine is now operating outside the Qutekcak Native Tribe building in Seward, offering Narcan, basic medicines, and hygiene items around the clock with no ID or payment required. City officials and tribal leaders partnered on the project after a local overdose death, and they’ll adjust supplies seasonally based on anonymous user surveys to better meet community needs.
   

• Former Seward Police Department Officer Matthew Susko Convicted and Sentenced for Driving With Screen Operating (alaska-native-news.com) — A former Seward Police Department officer has been fined for driving with an active phone screen while transporting a 15-year-old from Seward to Soldotna in poor winter conditions. As part of his guilty plea, he permanently gave up his Alaska police certification and can no longer work in law enforcement in the state.
   

• Proposed winter ferry schedule skips service to Cordova, other Gulf of Alaska communities (kmxt.org) — Alaska’s draft winter ferry schedule could leave Cordova and Yakutat without service for months, and lawmakers who also represent Seward are urging the state to find alternatives. Residents still have a short window to submit comments or speak at virtual meetings, which could influence future marine highway options affecting Southcentral and Gulf of Alaska travel connections.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • ⚠️ Magnitude 2.6 earthquake reported
    Jul 22 at 12:12 PM AKDT: 2.6 magnitude earthquake occurred near Ninilchik, Alaska. 1 neighbor felt it. (Nextdoor )
  • Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Night Crew Stocker in Seward. Apply here.
  • Albertsons Company Inc. posted a job opening for Bakery Clerk in Seward. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Seward here.

🗞 Nearby News

Soldotna

  • 33 Alaska candidates endorsed as ‘fierce' activists for the ‘right' to kill pre-born babies (alaskawatchman.com)
  • Attempted Murder Parole Fugitive from California Arrested in Seward, Faces Extradition (radiokenai.com)
  • ‘Waiting on bated breath': Kenai's late-run sockeye salmon are slow to arrive (adn.com)

Anchorage

  • An alternative newspaper, the Anchorage Press, gets a reboot (alaskapublic.org)
  • Suspect appears in court after man shot outside Anchorage elementary school during alleged robbery setup (alaskasnewssource.com)
  • In Anchorage, Two Mothers Built The Grocery Store They Could Not Find (thebusinessdownload.com)

Ok Seward! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He wanted his quarter back. (Thank you Pat S. for sending it in!)
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