Last week, a Bethel grand jury indicted Robert Alexia on murder charges in the death of 81-year-old Nick Alexia Sr., who previously served as first tribal chief in the upper Kuskokwim River community.

The Eek boys beat out the Napaskiak Hawks to punch their ticket to state for the first time ever on March 3 in the 38th Annual Coastal Conference 1A Tournament in Bethel. For the girls, the Kasigluk-Akiuk Lady Grizzlies beat the Tuntutuliak Lady Blue Jays to head to state for the second year in a row.

No injuries have been reported for a pilot and five passengers aboard the Gippsland GA-8 after its door became unlatched and separated from the aircraft minutes before safely landing in Bethel on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 28.

Jason Hlasny, a former Lower Kuskokwim School District school psychologist, is returning as the district’s new superintendent.

The Akiak musher completed the roughly 20-mile trip to the mouth of the Gweek River and back in 1 hour and 18 minutes to take home $3,400.

Rural Alaska districts are especially reliant on international teachers to keep instructors in their classrooms.

Applicants who have received denial letters by mail or email have 60 days to appeal the decision. In cases where documents are missing, applicants can either upload them to their FEMA application or include them with appeal letters.

Following a request from the state and the transfer of a surplus grader, crews were able to plow the road roughly 40 miles beyond its normal southernmost point to reach Tuntutuliak for the first time since 2020.