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Desiree Asuluk is one of five LKSD students to receive the Seal of Biliteracy this year.
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ATVs have been legal to drive on the state highways since January 2022 when a new state law took effect. The Bethel City Council voted to make ATVs legal under city law as well.
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KYUK also received two first place awards for Multimedia Storytelling and Crime and Law Enforcement Reporting, and two second place awards for Social Equity Reporting and Video Reporting.
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When a fire ripped through Tununak’s laundromat on Feb. 15, it left folks without an easy place to wash clothes. The fire also damaged the community’s internet infrastructure, causing outages for half of the village.
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The FDA authorized booster shots for five-to-11-year-olds last week. The expansion makes children in this age group eligible for a third Pfizer-BioNTech shot five months after receiving their first two shots.
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Bethel Mayor Mark Springer, Bethel Vice Mayor Conrad “CJ” McCormick, and former state Rep. Bob Herron have all filed letters of intent with the state that allow them to begin receiving campaign contributions.
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The council is set to hold a public hearing on ATVs and introduce their new budget.
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Thirty-five students received diplomas this year, overcoming distance learning, a pandemic, and “senioritis” to become high school graduates.
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As the smelt arrived, a small crowd gathered at the Bethel seawall to harvest the small, silver fish with dip nets.
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If subsistence salmon fishing opens on the Yukon River, new rules will limit who can fish for salmon“From the fisherman’s standpoint, this summer is going to be horrible. It’s the second year in a row where there could potentially be no salmon fishing,” said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Yukon River Fishery Manager Holly Carroll.
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Forty-year-old Kevin Brian Powell was arrested in his hometown of Spokane on May 19 and now faces extradition to Alaska.
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The aim of the bill is to bring affordable high speed internet to rural Alaska. The bill is now awaiting a signature from Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
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Bethel Mayor Mark Springer has filed a letter of intent to run for the House District 38 seat, representing the Bethel area.
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"Getting vaccinated while you're pregnant or breastfeeding really offers good protection to those babies and prevents those respiratory infections that we know are so critical to avoid in that first year of life," said Dr. Ellen Hodges.
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