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Host Jasz Garrett reports on a Juneau School Board consolidation update, the Region V basketball tournament, submissions being accepted for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Director's Awards, and Dr. Mike Sfraga’s nomination for Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic region.

The TMHS girls finished strong with what could be their school's final season with a 56-49 win against JDHS on Friday. Sports broadcasters Russell Thomas and Clark Slanicker give live play-by-plays on Friday night.  

TMHS stole the ball and the win in the final moments of the game, 63-58. Sports broadcasters Russell Thomas and Clark Slanicker give live play-by-plays on Friday night. 

Host Jasz Garrett reports on an awards ceremony held by the Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce, construction starting for the terminal expansion and renovation project at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, an update on the Iditarod, and daylight saving tips for kids. 

Sports broadcasters Russell Thomas and Clark Slanicker give live play-by-plays of the Thunder Mountain High School Boys' Basketball team facing Ketchikan High School on March 6th at the Alaska Airlines Region V 4A Basketball Tournament at Mt. Edgecumbe High School’s B.J. McGillis Gymnasium. An outstanding performance from Samuel Lockhart captured. 

Sports broadcasters Russell Thomas and Clark Slanicker give live play-by-plays of the Thunder Mountain High School Girls' Basketball team taking the win against Juneau-Douglas High School at the Alaska Airlines Region V 4A Basketball Tournament at Mt. Edgecumbe High School’s B.J. McGillis Gymnasium.

Host Jasz Garrett puts the spotlight on various bills in the works at the legislature and gives a quick recap of Wednesday's Region V championship games where TMHS came out on top. 

 Former President Donald Trump won the Alaska Republican presidential preference poll on Tuesday, according to unofficial party results. 

Host Jasz Garrett reports on the Juneau Assembly's approval of a $9.7M bailout package for the Juneau School District, and testimonies against Option B. 

Hosts Jordan Lewis and Jasz Garrett report on TMHS basketball over the weekend, a regular Assembly meeting on Monday night, and a rescue training by Juneau's first responders. 

In this featured Local First News episode, TMHS alumnus Jasz Garrett interviews TMHS Girls Basketball Head Coach Andy Lee and TMHS seniors Kara Strong and Jenna Dobson after their Saturday night win against the North Pole Patriots 36-31. Included in this episode is the full play-by-play broadcasted live by Scott McAdams from the Thunderdome. 

This podcast episode was created to document what looks like the last home court game at TMHS due to the Juneau Board of Education's school reconfiguration plan. Local students in grades 9-12 will be attending Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé starting next year. 

Podcast contributors:

Jasz Garrett (producer)

Lee Orozco (co-producer)

Scott McAdams (Sports Broadcaster)

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Hosts Jasz Garrett and Jordan Lewis report on Sealaska Heritage Insitute's Tlingit Gesture System beginning program, the annual Innovation Summit, and the opening of Stellar at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. 

Hosts Jordan Lewis and Jasz Garrett report on an ultimatum issued by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy to state legislators on Tuesday, a shooting that left two dead and two others severely wounded in Point Hope, and AWARE's Women of Distinction event. 

Host Jordan Lewis reports on Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola's annual address to the Alaska State Legislature, Senate Bill 140, and continued discussions on the Juneau School District's reconfiguration plans. 

Host Jordan Lewis reports on a structure fire that is still under investigation, a rally at Marine Park organized by the local group Juneau for Palestine, Chancellor Aparna Palmer's report to the UA Board of Regents, an Alaska Department of Fish & Game PSA to stop feeding deer, and Rep. Story's thoughts on SB 140. 

Hosts Jasz Garrett and Jordan Lewis report on the Juneau School District's final reading of the Adoption of a School Reconfiguration/Consolidation Plan, The House approving a $680 BSA increase, and two separate fires that occurred in Juneau. 

Host Jordan Lewis talked Black Awareness Association Juneau Chapter's Black History Month events, Forest Service Women in Science, and DOT hiring contractors for field investigations for the Juneau Douglas North Crossing PEL Study

Hosts Jordan Lewis and Jasz Garrett report on U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski's annual address to the legislature, Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, and Alaska in the Crosshairs: Climate, Arctic Environment, and the Resurgence of Nuclear Weapons. 

Host Jordan Lewis reports on a burglary at a local business, Perseverance Theatre's play Indecent, and an avalanche Tuesday afternoon between the communities of Cooper Landing and Moose Pass. 

Hosts Jasz Garrett and Jordan Lewis report on an Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting Monday night, the Alaska Permanent Fund Division's Open House, and flight attendants demanding a pay raise.