The young employees worked more than 8 hours per day and more than 40 hour per week during non-school periods, and more than 3 hours daily and 18 hours weekly during school.

Small Business Economic Relief Grant 2 is designed to respond to the continued economic hardships that Homer businesses have suffered due to lost revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated health mandates.

The report points out that the percentage of people who tested positive for COVID-19 and required hospitalization was lower in Alaska (3.55%) than in any of the six other peer states and substantially lower than the national average, as of Oct. 8, 2020.

The Alaskan Independence Party (AIP) held their convention on Saturday at Mat-Su Resort in Wasilla.

The state Department of Health and Social Services reported 211 new resident cases yesterday and four new nonresident cases. Sunday marks the 25th straight day that Alaska has seen more than 100 new cases of COVID-19.

Travelers can cross into Canada only for essential reasons, such as work and study. Critically, security officers at the Canadian-American border will determine whether a trip is for an essential reason. Travelers are encouraged to have documentation that demonstrates the purpose of travel. Under the Canadian rules, travelers can’t visit national parks or other tourism destinations.

The self-response and field data collection for the 2020 Census will conclude by today, according to a press release from 2020census.gov. Internet self-response will be available across the nation through 1:59 a.m. AK Time. Phone response will be available for its regularly scheduled time on October 15, 2020.