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Fire Severely Damages Home In Bethel

By Ben.Matheson • Jan 18, 2020
Ben Matheson / KYUK

A fire severely damaged a home on Kilbuck Street near the Faulkner Walsh buildings on the evening of Jan. 17. The next morning, Acting Fire Chief Daron Solesbee said that there were no injuries. 

 

Two fire engines and six water trucks arrived on the scene, along with an ambulance. Solesbee said that the fire began when a tenant was attempting to thaw a frozen p-trap in a bathroom. The tenant was able to get out quickly. 

 

Soft Opening For Bethel’s First Marijuana Store

By & Johanna Eurich • Jan 16, 2020
Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK

Bethel’s first marijuana store opens for business on Friday, Jan. 17. It took a year and a half to jump through all the bureaucratic hoops, but ALASKABuds, located on Third Avenue by Stan’s Barbershop, will start selling weed in all of its forms in Bethel at noon on Jan. 17.

“Eighteen months. That’s a long time,” said company owner Nick Miller. “And it’s obviously the first retail store in Bethel. It’s a lot of work. You wouldn’t think it would take that long to open a business, but it really, really does in the marijuana industry.”

Toksook Bay Prepares To Be First Town Counted In 2020 U.S. Census

By • Jan 10, 2020
Nunakauyak Traditional Council Tribal Administrator Robert Pitka points to Toksook Bay on a Yup'ik language map in his office. Dec. 12, 2019.
Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK

The  U.S. Constitution requires that the government undertake the massive project of counting every person living in the United States every 10 years. The numbers determine how many representatives each state gets in the U.S. House and how much government money that’s available to communities over the next decade. 

The national count will begin in two weeks in a town in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: Toksook Bay,  population 590 during the previous census.


Eek Traditional Council Approves Funds To Bring DMV To Town To Issue Real IDs

By • Jan 6, 2020
The Eek Traditional Council has approved funds to bring DMV workers to its community to issue Read IDs to residents.
Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK

Starting October 1, 2020 Alaskans will need Real ID compliant identification to board commercial airlines, access military bases, and enter federal facilities. The Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles issues these IDs, but it doesn't have offices in most rural communities. To bridge the gap, a Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta tribe wants to bring the DMV to its town.


#BethelGives Financial Boost To Eleven Y-K Delta Nonprofits

By • Jan 2, 2020
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary members donate a check to Bethel Search and Rescue during the 2019 #BethelGives campaign at the Bethel Cultural Center.
Bethel Community Services Foundation

The fourth annual #BethelGives raised its highest amount in the campaign's history. The combination of individual and corporate donations contributed $45,556.97 to Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta nonprofits.

BNC Gives Out Annual December Distribution

By • Dec 19, 2019

The Bethel Native Corporation has given out its annual distribution from the Bethel Elkartaa Settlement Trust.

Bethel's First Marijuana Store Scheduled To Open This Month

By • Dec 11, 2019
ALASKAbuds owner Nick Miller has his store set up, minus the marijuana products. Once he passes his final state inspection, he expects to open later this month.
Greg Kim / KYUK

In a few weeks, Bethel’s first marijuana store will open its doors. ALASKAbuds is located in the same building as Stan’s Barbershop and Bethel Family Dental Clinic. Two months ago, 47% of Bethel voters wanted to prohibit marijuana sales through marijuana local option. KYUK asked ALASKAbuds’ owner if those results affect how he’s preparing to open.


Calista Prepares For Elder Benefit Distribution

By • Dec 11, 2019

It’s that time of year again: Calista Corporation is preparing to give out its Elder Benefit Distribution to more than 2,500 original, Elder shareholders this year.

Lights Out At Quinhagak Runway As Village Searches For Solutions

By • Dec 2, 2019
Couresty of Patrick Cleveland.

No night flights or medevacs have been able to land on the Native Village of Kwinhagak's runway for the past two months, and it doesn’t look like they will be able to any time soon. That’s because the runway lights are out, and the tribe is trying to figure out what to do. 

Local English News: December 2, 2019

By & • Dec 2, 2019


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