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Greg Schiedler is a certified write-in candidate running alongside three regular candidates for four seats on the Bethel City Council. He spoke with KYUK about his motivation for running for office and what he says he can bring to the table.
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On Sept. 25, leaders from 16 communities across the Y-K Delta gathered in Bethel to refine emergency response plans.
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A contractor that helped to restore power in Mertarvik was en route to Akiak on Sept. 28 as many in the upriver community continue to rely on personal generators.
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The Kuspuk school district has voted to temporarily close the Gusty Michael school for the 2025/2026 school year, citing a combination of factors.
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Teresa Keller is one of three regular candidates, alongside one certified write-in candidate, running for four seats on the Bethel City Council. She spoke with KYUK about her motivation for running for office and what she wants to focus on in the community.
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Rep. Nick Begich III visited upper and middle Kuskokwim communities this week, making stops in Aniak and Bethel, as well as other smaller villages upriver. While in Bethel, he sat down at KYUK with news director Sage Smiley for a conversation.
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Some Alaskans would have to pay half their income to keep health insurance without enhanced tax credits. Sen. Murkowski calls it a "looming crisis."
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It is not immediately clear what caused the issue that has left the community without power since the evening of Sept. 21. The city is working with the Alaska Energy Authority, a state-owned corporation that provides support for rural energy needs, to come up with a plan.
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Funding cuts made by the Trump Administration mean the community of Mertarvik will go without new housing construction for the third consecutive summer.
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Feds must consider larger potential Donlin spill, but federal judge doesn't throw out mine's permitsThe federal agencies issuing key permits and approvals for the Donlin Gold mine in Southwest Alaska need to reevaluate the potential for a large spill of mine waste, according to a federal judge’s decision on June 10 in an ongoing lawsuit. But the judge didn’t throw out the permits and approvals entirely.
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This village’s climate relocation was supposed to be a “blueprint” for climate change response. Some experts say it’s a cautionary tale.
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According to a public notice published on June 6, the board will meet in July in Anchorage to consider changing the state’s predator control program to allow the killing of “brown and black bears in addition to wolves to aid in the recovery of the Mulchatna caribou herd.”
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Newtok’s residents have finally relocated, only to find themselves in a situation they tried to fleeSome federally funded housing in the Bering Sea coastal community is moldy and does not meet minimum code requirements, according to a housing inspection report commissioned by KYUK.
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Fifty years later, the connections still run deep for the friends who struck out from San Francisco for a taste of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. For one of them, it was a homecoming.
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A letter from Rep. Sarah Vance to the publishers of the Homer News threatening the newspaper’s bottom line is a “step too far,” says a former editor.
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Kirk’s supporters talked about his courage to speak out when his beliefs were unpopular, as well as the need for dialogue and healing.
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The White House is threatening mass terminations, but in other ways this potential shutdown is shaping up like all the others.
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Forget March Madness — this is Fat Bear Week madness, complete with brackets, merch and cheering fans from across the globe.
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