If you complete your AmeriCorps commitment through the VISTA program, you have an option of choosing to receive an end-of-service stipend of $1,200 and possibly a partial reduction in certain outstanding student loans.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area encompasses all of the Fairbanks North Star Borough and is the northernmost Metropolitan Statistical Area in the United States, located less than 120 miles (190 km) south of the Arctic Circle.
FAIRBANKS â A Fairbanks man died from a fall early Friday at the Department of Transportationâs Chandalar Camp on the Dalton Highway, about 300 miles north of Fairbanks. 1  Alaska State Troopers said William L. Evans, 64, died after falling from a grader onto concrete at the DOT camp, which is located at 239 Mile Dalton Highway.