New Anchorage facility will expand behavioral health care in Alaska

And: Mat-Su school board considers elimination of student representative position ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Matson]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, May 29. In today's newsletter: - The Alaska Native-owned health care provider Southcentral Foundation has [launched a $100 million construction project]( to expand behavioral health care services in Alaska. - A student representative position that has been part of Mat-Su school board meetings for more than 40 years [could be eliminated]( under a proposed policy change the board will consider next week. - Anchorage voters have until 4 p.m. today to [“cure” any issues with their ballots]( from the runoff mayoral election. In his most recent column, historian David Reamer explores the the tragic story of the [Jonesville Mine disaster of 1937]( the second deadliest mining disaster in Alaska history. Reamer highlights the importance of remembering the lessons of history, as another explosion at the same mine claimed the lives of five workers 20 years later. Anchorage weather It's overcast today with a slight chance of rain, and a high near 60 degrees. Thursday should be mostly sunny, but clouds will increase later in the week and over the weekend. Daytime temperatures will hover in the low 60s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Southcentral Foundation begins work on $100 million facility to expand behavioral health services in Alaska →]( The health care provider is building a 100,000-square-foot, three-story facility in Anchorage to expand crisis care in the state to better support people experiencing behavioral health and substance disorder-related emergencies, representatives with the organization said. ADVERTISEMENT [Mat-Su school board considers elimination of student representative position →]( The new [proposal]( would end the student representative’s inclusion in board meetings. It follows the board’s[decision]( last year to sharply limit the student representative’s participation in meetings. [Anchorage voters have until Wednesday afternoon to fix ballot signature issues →]( Curing ballots is the process that allows election officials to resolve signature issues so a person’s vote can be counted. Roughly 850 ballots still need to be cured, a city official said. [Powered by sophomore sensation Sela Rodriguez, East softball team is among the top contenders heading to state →]( The East High Thunderbirds were the most dominant softball team in the state for most of the spring thanks in large part to an underclassman described by her coach as a “triple threat.” [Kotzebue police sergeant resigns after investigation into inflammatory racial comment on social media →]( A sergeant with the Kotzebue Police Department who posted an inflammatory racial comment on social media resigned this month following an investigation into the post, city officials said. [Judge weighs arguments in case seeking to disqualify ranked choice repeal measure from Alaska ballot →]( State election officials acted properly when they allowed sponsors of a measure aimed at repealing Alaska’s ranked choice voting system to fix mistakes with dozens of petition booklets after they were already turned in, an attorney for the state told a judge this week. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [2 dead in separate boating incidents in Southwest Alaska, troopers say →]( [ConocoPhillips is buying Marathon Oil for $17.1 billion in all-stock deal as profits soar on high energy prices →]( [What does it take to buy a house? Increasingly, Mom and Dad. →]( [One of the world’s rarest whales sighted off California coast →]( [Book review: A gifted storyteller shares her early Yukon River life →]( [Workplace: My world fell apart right after I started a new job. Do I need a fresh start? →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States