A Mat-Su health center's CEO is ousted, and Alaska's health department is still reeling from a cyberattack

Also: A first-generation college grad gets an assist from basketball, and the Alaska State Fair's concert lineup takes shape. Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( [Anchorage Daily News]( [Today's sponsor: Northrim Bank]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Thursday, June 3. In today's newsletter: - A Mat-Su community health center's CEO is ousted after staff cite workplace problems. - A first-generation college graduate from Anchorage credits basketball as his "vehicle" to success. - Alaska's state health agency is still coping with the effects of a cyberattack. [The Alaska State Fair's live music lineup is taking shape](, and it should be a welcomed hoot-and-a-half after the fair was canceled last year. Alaska-rooted band Portugal. The Man will take the stage along with Anchorage's own [Quinn Christopherson](. They join popular artists Martina McBride, Dashboard Confessional and Billy Idol as scheduled performers. The fair runs Aug. 20-Sept. 6. Anchorage weather It's an overcast afternoon with a 20% chance of showers and a high near 61 expected. The cloudiness should linger tonight and tomorrow, then Saturday is looking lovely: mostly sunny skies and a high of 67 predicted. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Ryan Cunningham, rcunningham@adn.com [CEO terminated at Mat-Su community health center after employees describe bullying, retaliation]( [CEO terminated at Mat-Su community health center after employees describe bullying, retaliation]( Sunshine Community Health Center, with clinics in Talkeetna, Willow and Wasilla, has terminated its CEO and placed its medical director on leave as its board investigates staff complaints. Former employees and Sunshine officials say a recent expansion magnified existing workplace conflicts. One former staffer says the situation “speaks to the challenges many of us face in our workplaces that are not recognized as psychologically harmful, such as bullying and misuse of power.” [Read More]( [ With a huge assist from basketball, Anchorage’s Bentiu Panoam becomes the first person in his family to graduate college ]( [With an assist from basketball, Anchorage’s Bentiu Panoam becomes the first person in his family to graduate college]( Panoam, a 2016 Bartlett High graduate and the son of refugees from South Sudan, attended the University of North Dakota on an athletic scholarship. Although he is a serious student — he graduated with a 3.29 GPA and already has started working on an MBA — he will tell you he would not be in a college classroom without basketball. “First person in my bloodline to graduate college. Use sports as a vehicle, don’t let sports use you,” he wrote on Twitter. [Read More]( [Two weeks after a cyberattack, Alaska health services still suffer]( [Two weeks after a cyberattack, Alaska health services still suffer]( The Alaska state health department's websites are offline. Background checks for hospital workers are now being processed on paper. Birth, marriage and death certificates are slow to arrive. Instead of distributing health grants through a centralized system, the state is working with recipients in one-on-one conversations. But when it comes to the scale of [last month’s cyberattack](, the agency hasn’t provided detailed information. [Read More]( [Money in state budget for hiking trail from Seward to Fairbanks is a step toward trans-Alaska route]( [Money in state budget for hiking trail from Seward to Fairbanks is a step toward trans-Alaska route]( As the Alaska Legislature hammers out a state budget in a [special session](, one item they'll be considering is a $13.2 million earmark for the Alaska Long Trail — sort of Alaska's version of the Appalachian Trail or Pacific Crest Trail. The idea has gained bipartisan political support and is being endorsed by economic development and tourism organizations throughout the Railbelt. [Read More]( [Anchorage police release photos of man ‘of interest’ in placement of swastika stickers on buildings]( [Anchorage police release photos of man ‘of interest’ in placement of swastika stickers on buildings]( Police are seeking public tips on the identity of a man seen near Mad Myrna’s nightclub and the Alaska Jewish Museum, where the swastika stickers were found May 25. Police ask that anyone with information about the man in the photos or the investigation call 311. [Read More]( More from the ADN [Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 46 cases and no deaths reported Thursday]( [Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 46 cases and no deaths reported Thursday]( [Read More]( [Utah man sentenced to 30 years for beating death of his wife on Alaska cruise]( [Utah man sentenced to 30 years for beating death of his wife on Alaska cruise]( [Read More]( [ Portugal. The Man to perform at Alaska State Fair]( [Portugal. The Man to perform at Alaska State Fair]( [Read More]( [Changes in Alaska electricity pricing could make vehicle charging stations more affordable]( [Changes in Alaska electricity pricing could make vehicle charging stations more affordable]( [Read More]( [Juneau petitioners fail to get proposed cruise-ship restrictions on local ballot]( [Juneau petitioners fail to get proposed cruise-ship restrictions on local ballot]( [Read More]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for about $4 per week]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News Anchorage Daily News 300 W 31st Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99503