Oct. 7 is local election day for many communities in Alaska. And for much of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, it’s also election day for Rural Education Attendance Area school boards.

The Oct. 1 event hosted by the Tundra Women's Coalition for Domestic Violence Awareness Month highlighted a crisis that continues to reverberate across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

The council, which manages fisheries in federal waters off Alaska, shifted to an online-only October meeting and now may postpone some of its planned work.

KYUK will host a forum for city council candidates later this week — 7 p.m. on Oct. 2. There are three traditional candidates and one write-in candidate running for the four available seats on Bethel’s city council.

Bethel Police say one or more trespassers entered a private property near the highway and burned a Pride flag displayed there some time on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

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.

On Sept. 25, leaders from 16 communities across the Y-K Delta gathered in Bethel to refine emergency response plans.

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.