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- Budget crunch threatens library
Borough's contribution essential to keep Kotzebue library open to the community, director says - Regional development programs fight to stay afloat
Sen. Ohlson addition of fisheries language killed bill to fund organizations, staff say - Murkowski heads to Arctic Council meeting
Sen. Begich calls for focus on proposal to close Arctic waters to commercial fishing. - Noorvik family set to make debut on reality TV
First, there was life on the high seas with fishermen from Dutch Harbor. Then came Ariel Tweto flying wild, which was followed by Sarah Palin and the treasure seekers. Now get ready to meet the real rural Alaskans - the Hailstones. - Stardust unnecessary addition to releases on important Alaska issues
In the course of any given week, thousands of emails come through the news office, many of them press releases promoting this event or that.
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- Delta girl named Miracle Network Champion
Ten-year-old Karen Nickoli has been chosen as the 2013 Alaska Champion in the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champions program. Karen spent more than a year at The Children’s Hospital at Providence and finally returned home in March. Life took an abrupt turn when Karen and her family received her diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Far from her Yup’ik Eskimo home in Russian... - BRHS Class of 2026 gets ready to start school
The BRHS class of 2026 will start kindergarten this fall as the class of 2013 heads out the door. Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat School and Ayaprun held their annual kindergarten round up April 24 through 26. Fifty-five new kindergarteners for M.E. school and 25 for Ayaprun were pre-registered and received free medical screenings with the help of Bethel Family Clinic, YKHC Dental and Optical Department,... - Aquatic center breaks ground
Tomorrow at noon a groundbreaking ceremony will be held at the site of the Yukon Kuskokwim Regional Aquatic Health and Safety Center, 267 Akiachak St. The facility will include a six-lane... - Officer charged with with DUI
A former Bethel police officer has been charged with DUI. The Samuel “Colin” Symmes was one of the officers who responded to the scene of an incident last October where 24-year-old Sam Alexie Jr. was shot and killed after pointing a rifle at another police officer, according to KYUK.org. Charges of two counts of DUI and one count of misconduct involving a weapon were filed against Symmes.... - Fishing regulations change for Yukon River
The Federal Subsistence Board announced changes to Yukon River area subsistence regulations on May 6. In Districts 1, 2 and 3, from June 1 through July 15, fishers may not possess king salmon taken for subsistence purposes unless both tips (lobes) of the tail fin have been removed before the person conceals the salmon from plain view or transfers the salmon from the fishing site. The change... - Girl killed by gunshot
On April 29 an 8-year-old boy, playing with a Rugar 10/22, shot and killed his 5-year-old sister in Mountain Village, according to Alaska State Troopers. The youth had used the weapon... - Plane misses runway
A plane missed the runway in Newtok on May 4. The Hageland Aviation plane had four people aboard, including the pilot. Minor injuries to the passengers and pilot were reported, accord... - Woman dead in ATV rollover
An Alakanuk woman died following an accident on an ATV on May 7. Troopers report that Lois Chikigak, 30 of Alakanuk, was operating an ATV at high speeds when she lost control of the ATV and it rolled over on her. She was pronounced dead at the local cli... - Referendum drive underway to repeal oil tax bill
A drive to repeal the oil tax bill that passed this year’s legislature is underway. The group, Vote Yes – Repeal the Giveaway, applied for a referendum petition that was approved last month. If enough signitures are gathered for the petition, the referendum will be on the 2014 ballot. Senate Bill 21, introduced at the behest of Gov. Sean Parnell, reduces taxes on oil taken from the ground in... - Governor to run again
Gov. Sean Parnell announced earlier this month that he plans to seek re-election to the state’s highest executive office in the 2014 election. Parnell, a Republican Party member, held the office of Lieutenant Governor in Gov. Sarah Palin’s administration. When Palin left the governor’s officer in 2009, Parnell stepped into the position. He then ran for the office in 2010 and won the...
