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• Sitka Mermaid Festival Highlights Benefits of Seaweed and Celebrates Nautical Legend

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - Mermaids, whether they are singing songs about discovered treasures or luring in sailors with their beauty, have always been a mythological creature of the ocean. They are connected wholeheartedly to the ocean and its mysteries, which is something being explored by the Sitka Mermaid Festival.

• Stuff the Bus Charity Event Gathers School Supplies for Juneau Students

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - Juneau residents and businesses came together to ensure that needy students in the area will have school supplies through the Stuff the Bus event.

• Candidate Withdraws from Areawide Assembly Race

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - After talking with another candidate and friend, Andy Hughes has withdrawn his name from the race for the Areawide Assembly seat.

• Mendenhall Glacier Master Plan Almost Finalized, Brings Changes to Entire Glacier Area

  Juneau, AK (KINY) - The forest service expects to have a final Master Plan for the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor center done this fall.

• Fire marshal: High number of fires unusual, but no connection found

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue has had an unusual number of fires recently.