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KYUK hosted a special call-in show on May 24, 2018 for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta to say quyana and celebrate the contributions of Yup'ik storyteller and former KYUK staff member John Active.

Radio Fills With Love For Elder And Storyteller John Active

John Active, Yup’ik story-teller and long-time KYUK personality, is in the hospital. For decades, John connected KYUK to the Delta community. This week,…

Smelt Update and VFW Memorial Day Celebration

AVEC CEO Meera Kohler said power went out in Bethel, Napaskiak, and Oscarville the night of Jan 28., with outages ranging between 20 minutes and two hours.

Y-K Delta Residents Must Repair Electric Equipment Soon Or Go Without Power

Hundreds in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta could have their power disconnected in the coming months. A letter from the Alaska Village Electric Cooperative…

The Best In the West small business competition awarded $26,000 to local business owners in Bethel and the surrounding communities on May 21, 2018. From left to right: Louise Russell, Tracey Wilbanks, Lucas Salzbrun, Krystle Penaflor, Conor Burke, and Rey

Best In The West Competition Awards $26,000 To Seven Local Businesses

Some local entrepreneurs got more money this week to expand or jump-start their businesses. Seven winners took home a total of $26,000 from the annual…

Calista has filed a confidential report under seal in their ongoing lawsuit against the corporation's former chairman, Wayne Don.

Calista Files Confidential Report In Lawsuit Against Wayne Don

The Calista Corporation is trying to keep a confidential report that might contain game-changing information about CEO Andrew Guy and a former Calista…

Jaclyn Sallee [left], CEO of the Koahnic Broadcast Corporation after presenting with Antonia Gonzalez [left center], on the 'Young Native Storytellers: Mentoring & Encouraging Youth Reporters. Also pictured Native Public Media's Richard Davis [right cente

Building Up Supports For Alaska Native And Native American Journalists Today

Last week’s 2018 Native Broadcast Summit in Phoenix, Arizona had the First Amendment as a theme, along with celebrating the resilience of Native voices…

Feds Reject Requests To Block Early Gillnet Openings In Lower Kuskokwim

The state-sanctioned 4-inch gillnet fishing opening on the Kuskokwim River will proceed as scheduled today, and so will the one next week.Tuesday saw…

Bethel City Council will vote on whether to appoint Yup'ik elder Mary Nanuwak to the body during its meeting on May 22, 2018. Nanuwak would fill the vacancy left by former council member Naim Shabani. Nanuwak is pictured here in 2016 during her unsuccessf

Rather Than Appoint Mary Nanuwak, Bethel City Council Extends Application Deadline For Vacancy

A seat remains vacant on the Bethel City Council after half the council refused to appoint a female Yup'ik elder. Mary Nanuwak meets all of the legal…

Neqsumek Kusquqvagmi Yaquliyagiurtenek-llu Neqnek Qaunqilrianek

People started trickling into a meeting May 31, 2018 to voice concerns about the final Environmental Impact Statement from the Army Corps of Engineers for the proposed Donlin gold mine.

Some Y-K Delta Residents Are Worried Over The Final Donlin EIS

About 25 residents from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta met on May 31, 2018 to air concerns about the final Environmental Impact Statement issued last month for…

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