Sunni Bean
News ReporterSunni is a reporter and radio lover. Her favorite part of the job is sitting down and having a good conversation. She’s originally from Virginia, earned degrees in sociology and international relations at the University of Toronto, and learned Spanish working at a botanical garden in Bogota. Last year, she graduated from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
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After power rates in Aniak shot up to some of the highest in the world, customers asked the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to reconsider those rates. The prices will go down again, but the commission is looking into other irregularities. -
Aniak is still reeling from major electricity bill hikes this summer. While the Regulatory Commission of Alaska took action to bring down the immediate financial burden, Aniak Native Council is proposing a resolution to make fundamental changes to the commission.
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Teachers across Alaska are testing kindergarten through third grade students on their literacy this month. The idea is to establish a baseline of what reading level each child will be at.
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During the Sept. 19 Bethel City Council Candidates Forum, six of the eight candidates competing for four seats spent the evening discussing their priorities for addressing the city's main issues.
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The Lower Kuskokwim School District, the Aniak-based Kuspuk School District and Yupiit School District were among the school districts across the state that received bomb threats via email today. The threats do not appear to be credible at this time.
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Bethel Public Works employees spent the day fixing two broken pipes that caused four schools to close for the day.
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Schools in Bethel were closed on Sept. 13 due to a water line break. The line is expected to be fixed by 8:00 p.m., and the Lower Kuskokwim School District plans to open the schools tomorrow.
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The catastrophic fires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have prompted Bethel's local veteran’s organization to pitch in.
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Bethel’s fire department put out fires across town this summer, but the department doesn’t have much more than a handful of employees. Staff are asking for support amidst struggles to retain firefighters nationwide.
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In Bethel, the contentious battle over Polk Road has come to a conclusion. The Alaska Department of Transportation will rehabilitate the road next construction season before opening it to the public.
