ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Contractor Mark Welty, d/b/a North Country Services, has withdrawn his contest of $280,000 in fines assessed by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The department cited him for hazards leading to the workplace death of his employee, Nicholson Tinker. Mr. Welty unlawfully claimed that Mr. Tinker as an “independent contractor” rather […]
SITKA – SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital (MEH) welcomed Speech Therapist, Suzan Hess, MS, CCC-SLP and Occupational Therapist, Jamilee Adams, MS, OTR/L as full-time providers. Both speech and occupational therapy are critical for patients with certain medical conditions gain or maintain the ability to perform everyday activities ordinarily taken for granted. Ms. […]