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Halloween 2024 in Bethel was filled with tricks and treats! Community members had a wide variety of events to attend, with the library's annual Trunk-or-Treat and games provided by the AIRRAQ network at the Yupiit Piciryarait cultural Center and KYUK's haunted house next door.
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Willy Keppel, a Veterans of Alaska Party candidate from Quinhagak, sat down with KYUK to talk about why he wants to represent the lower Kuskokwim, and what he sees as some of the most pressing issues facing the district in the coming years.
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Nellie Jimmie was the top House District 38 candidate in the primary election, securing 44% of the vote. She has declined to do a standalone interview with KYUK before the general election. KYUK has compiled some of Jimmie’s answers to questions posed during KYUK’s 2024 HD38 Candidate Forum on Oct. 24.
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Rural and Indigenous Outreach specialists with the nonprofit Mobilization Center sat down with KYUK on Oct. 30 to talk about their efforts to encourage voting in Bethel and throughout the state.
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John Wayne Howe of the Alaskan Independence Party is one of four candidates running to represent the state of Alaska in Congress. Howe sat down with KYUK to talk about what motivates him to run.
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Acting city manager Lori Strickler said rectifying the issue of multi-unit properties holding single utility accounts could generate more than $130K in revenue for the city. She said it's part of a long-term plan to ensure the sustainability and affordability of the city's utilities.
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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola says she wants the final days of her campaign to focus on how to slow outmigration from Alaska, including addressing housing shortages, food security, and energy costs.
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Native leaders say it's a good first step, but want the apology to be followed by more meaningful action.
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Akiak Elder Helen Ivan shares stories about learning English and tells young people to follow their dreams and avoid drugs.
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There are four candidates on the ballot to represent the lower Kuskokwim in House District 38 in the Alaska State House. One is Rep. Conrad “CJ” McCormick, who is running for reelection. He sat down with KYUK to talk about why he wants to keep representing the region and what he sees as some of the most pressing issues facing the district in the coming years.
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Among a handful of top three finishers, the Bethel Warriors brought home two freshman champions from the invitational.
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A freshman lawmaker from Bethel faces a tough challenge from a first-time candidate from an outlying village in a race affected by divisions over a controversial mine.
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The Bering Sea’s biggest and most lucrative crab fisheries opened last week, and so far, fishing is looking good.“Fishing has been very good for the [Bristol Bay red king crab] fleet this season and the crab delivered so far has been of high quality — new shell, large size, good meat-fill,” said Alaska Department of Fish and Game Area Management Biologist Ethan Nichols.
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Charges against the young man involved in a fatal 2019 Unalaska car crash have been reduced, more than four years after he was originally indicted.Dustin Ruckman, who is now 23 years old, was originally charged in 2020 with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of criminally negligent homicide and one count of reckless driving. He now faces just two counts of criminally negligent homicide.
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Alaska processor Trident Seafoods announced Monday that it probably won’t be processing crab in the Pribilof Island community of St. Paul this season. That comes after the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s decision to reopen the snow crab or opilio fishery after a two-year closure. The state’s announcement on Friday surprised many fishermen. It was also a surprise to Trident.
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced Friday afternoon that Bering Sea fishermen will be allowed to harvest a total of about 4.7 million pounds of opilio, also known as snow crab, for the first time in two years. According to Fish and Game, estimates of total mature male biomass are above the threshold required to open the fishery.
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