Alaska Dispatch News Will Be Able to Pay Carriers, But Newspaper is Still On the Brink

A federal bankruptcy judge and Northrim Bank on Thursday allowed Alaska Dispatch News to use $80,000 of its money to pay its carriers, ensuring that the newspaper will continue to be delivered and barely hitting a cutoff time to get the checks out. At Thursday's hearing, attended by a bevy of attorneys in person and over the phone, Alaska Dispatch News also asked the court to approve a loan of up to $1 million from potential buyers, to approve payment of past-due health insurance premiums for employees, and to approve payment of employee wages.