🌱 How YouTubers’ body-cam requests are reshaping Fairbanks’ public records fight

Hello Fairbanks! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How YouTubers’ body-cam requests are reshaping Fairbanks’ public records fight
• What Aurora’s firewood shutdown could mean for staying warm in Fairbanks

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
• Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
• Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Fairbanks chief of staff thinks city should 'fight' certain records requests from content creators (alaskapublic.org) — Fairbanks officials are wrestling with a surge of public records requests for police body camera footage from YouTubers, which city staff say is straining limited personnel. Chief of Staff Mike Sanders suggested delaying some requests despite legal concerns, while council members signaled they’ll again push the Legislature to change Alaska’s public records law after a previous reform bill backed by the city stalled in Juneau.
   

• Interior Alaska braces for an uncertain winter as a key firewood supplier shuts down (kuac.org) — Interior residents, including Fairbanks households and businesses like The Hungry Robot pizza restaurant, are bracing for a firewood crunch after major supplier Aurora Energy Solutions announced it will shut down this year. The kiln-dried wood operation, tied to a Fairbanks power plant, has supplied thousands of customers who can’t easily switch to costly oil, gas, or electric heat, raising urgent questions about how people will stay warm this winter.
   

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📸 Around Fairbanks

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fairbanks

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 15

• Darci Lynne →
  Salisbury Theatre, 1718 N Tanana Dr, Fairbanks
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• August in Bear Gallery: Owen Tucker and Wendy Croskrey Exhibitions
  Fairbanks Arts Association The Bear Gallery, 3rd Floor, Alaska Centennial Center for the Ar
• August in the bear Gallery: Owen Tucker and Wendy Croskrey
  Fairbanks Arts Association 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
• Young Entrepreneurs Lemonade Lab
  Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Georgeson Botanical Gardens at UAF 2180 W Tanana Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99709
  9:30 am

Tuesday August 11

• Teacher Work Day (No School)
  Barnette Magnet Fairbanks, AK 99701

Wednesday August 12

• Professional Development (No School)
  Barnette Magnet Fairbanks, AK 99701
• Positive Picketing for Educators!
  Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Hering Auditorium, Lathrop High School, 901 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701, United States
  7:30 am

Thursday August 13

• Professional Development (No School)
  Barnette Magnet Fairbanks, AK 99701

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• Park Play Day at South Fairbanks Park →
  South Fairbanks Park, 1551 22nd Ave, Fairbanks
  11:00 am

Friday August 7

• August in Bear Gallery: Owen Tucker and Wendy Croskrey Exhibitions
  Fairbanks Arts Association The Bear Gallery, 3rd Floor, Alaska Centennial Center for the Ar
• August in the bear Gallery: Owen Tucker and Wendy Croskrey
  Fairbanks Arts Association 2300 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99701
• Young Entrepreneurs Lemonade Lab
  Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Georgeson Botanical Gardens at UAF 2180 W Tanana Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99709
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My friends cat escaoed 9 days ago she is worried sick near college and aurora and with the fair going on she might have gotten spooked out further away from home, she is familiar with.
  Her name is sh'rona if anyone spots her near college/aurora area please let me k ow thank you (Nextdoor College Road)

• PepsiCo posted a job opening for Merchandiser in Fairbanks. Apply here.
• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Customer Service Rep(19050) - 410 Merhar Ave #1 in Fairbanks. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairbanks here.

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🗞 Nearby News

North Pole

• Fairbanks woman sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for fatal fentanyl sale (webcenterfairbanks.com)
• Hollett returns to Valley City State stomping grounds, brings North Pole football team with him (alaskasportsreport.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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