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Bill Howell on his last day as Bethel's Acting City Manager. April 3, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.

April 3 Coronavirus Update: Acting City Manager Bill Howell

KYUK's Greg Kim talks with Bill Howell on his last day as Bethel's Acting City Manager.

Bill Howell on his last day as Acting City Manger in Bethel, Alaska on April 3, 2020.

Howell: 'Do What’s Right First, And Worry About The Money Later'

The City of Bethel and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation are working together to create additional space in town to house and quarantine people stuck…

Alaska Lags Far Behind Rest Of Country On Census Response, Here's How To Submit Your Information

Virus or not, the U.S. Census is underway. Americans are going online, to the phone, and to the mailbox to complete the once-a-decade questionnaire. But…

An Alaska Airlines plane at Juneau International Airport on March 3, 2003.

Alaska Airlines Commits To Maintaining All Service Sites, Holding Job Fair For Ravn Workers

Alaska Airlines says that it will keep flying to all the communities it currently serves. The company issued a news release stating this commitment after…

Gladys Jung Elementary School principal Josh Gill leads the teacher parade on April 3, 2020 in Bethel, Alaska.

Slideshow: Elementary School Connects With Kids In Teacher Parade

On April 3, Gladys Jung Elementary School students stepped outside their homes to see their teachers honking, waving, and holding signs in a parade of…

Local English News: April 6, 2020

Local English News: April 7, 2020

A swab and tube for specimen collection in the lab at the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, Alaska.

COVID-19 Testing Ramps Up In Rural Alaska

With the first case of coronavirus confirmed in Southwest Alaska, state officials and tribal health consortia are ramping up testing capabilities in rural…

A fleet of Cessna 207 airplanes owned by Ravn Air Group sits grounded on the tarmac after the airline announced that they were cutting 90 percent of their service on April 2, 2020. They later filed for bankruptcy.

April 8 Coronavirus Update: Lee Ryan On An Airline Industry Changed Forever

COVID-19 has disrupted air travel in Alaska, and one of the largest airlines serving the bush has abruptly grounded all of its planes. A state task force…

The Bethel Winter House, located in the Bethel Evangelical Covenant Church, provides a warm place for people to sleep during the coldest months of the year.

Community Pulls Together To Keep Winter House Going

The Bethel Winter House closed on April 6, right after news reached Bethel that the town had its first case of the highly infectious COVID-19. The two…

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