Alaska State News

On Sept 28 and 29 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., FEMA, Alaska Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, and Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance teams will set up at the Kuskokwim Consortium Library in Bethel. They will be there to register survivors for disaster assistance, and to answer questions about the application process and what happens next.

With migratory bird season coming to a close, state and federal officials are reporting that the number of bird flu cases, particularly the highly pathogenic kind, are continuing to trend downwards, though they’re still waiting to test some samples.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster assistance teams are returning to Kwethluk to help people get registered for federal disaster aid to recover from the ice jam and snowmelt flooding that occurred this past spring. The federal disaster declaration opens up new opportunities to get funds.

First responders and law enforcement are struggling to keep up with an increase of drug related crimes. But the Bethel Police Department has a new tool, a quadruped, and Bethel residents may have already seen the canine on a short leash.

On Sept. 20, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that disaster assistance teams had scheduled a visit to Mountain Village to help people register for disaster assistance from the ice jam and snowmelt flooding that occurred this past spring.

Eight candidates are running for four open seats on Bethel City Council. To help voters get to know the candidates, KYUK hosted the 2023 Bethel City Council Candidates Forum on Sept. 19.

On Sept. 18, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) scheduled a visit by disaster assistance teams to Russian Mission and Kwethluk to help people register for federal disaster assistance from the ice jam and snowmelt flooding that occurred this past spring.

Hundreds of people packed Bethel Regional High School’s gymnasium on Sept. 16 to mourn the loss of Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola Jr., husband to Alaska’s sole congresswoman. Buzzy died in a plane crash last week.

Several hundred people packed into the Bethel Regional High School gym on Saturday, Sept 16, to mourn the passing of Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr. Buzzy died on Sept. 13 in a plane crash near St. Mary’s. Buzzy’s wife, Mary Peltola, is Alaska’s sole representative in Congress.

Join KYUK for a live forum with the Bethel City Council candidates on Sept. 19 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tune into KYUK 640AM to hear the candidates respond to questions important to Bethel.