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Bethel Friends of Canines Scales Back Services As It Looks For More Foster Homes And New President

By • Dec 18, 2017
Puppies in Kwethluk are prepped for vaccinations in July 2017.
Teresa Cotsirilos / KYUK

Bethel Friends of Canines co-founder and president Joan Dewey is stepping down after leading the organization since its beginning in 2011. A press release from the nonprofit attributes the decision to “years of being overworked and overstressed.” During her tenure Dewey helped approximately 2,000 dogs and cats in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta find new homes.


No Public Health Risk Associated With Recent Student Death, YKHC Says

By • Dec 13, 2017

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation says that there is no public health risk associated with the recent death of a student who died following a wrestling tournament in Bethel. George Morgan Senior High School in Upper Kalskag identified the student as ninth-grader Katie Wooten. The school confirmed that Wooten died on Monday; the cause of death has not been disclosed.

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Student Dies Of Unknown Causes

By • Dec 11, 2017

Update 5:15 p.m. Tuesday: The cause of the death of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta student is still under investigation by the State Medical Examiner in Anchorage. Mitchell Forbes, the Public Information Officer with the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, says the Examiner completed the autopsy on the student Tuesday and is waiting on lab test results. YKHC will release more information as it becomes available. The Upper Kalskag school confirmed that one of their students, ninth-grader Katie Wooten, died on Monday.

Update 2:30 p.m. Tuesday: The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has issued the following statement on the recent death of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta student: "After working with the State Medical Examiner, YKHC does not recommend antibiotic treatment to anyone other than the immediate family of the deceased student and others who may have been in close contact. This means, unless you have been contacted by medical staff from YKHC, you do not need to visit the emergency room for treatment regarding this incident. More information will be released as it is available."

Expect Water And Sewer Delays Through The Holidays Due To Staff Shortages

By Christine Trudeau • Dec 5, 2017
Expect delays of water and sewer services through the holidays due to a shortage of truck drivers.
Jeremy Osborne / Yuut Elitnaurviat

Staffing shortages are not an unusual problem for most Bethel employers, and the City is no different. Bethel City Manager Peter Williams says that delays of water and sewer services are expected through the holidays due to a shortage of drivers for the city’s water and sewer trucks.

 


Bethel, Meet Your 2017 Firefighter Graduates

By • Dec 5, 2017
[Back row, left to right] Fire Chief Bill Howell, FF/EMT Kyle Inman, FF/EMT Thomas Haviland, and Fire Captain Daron Solesbee. [Middle row] John Kameroff, Monroe Tyler, Shadi Rabi/EMT, [Bottom row] Jesse Gefroh, Matthew Cochrane/EMT, Steven "Tucker" Burnet
Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK

If your house or business catches fire in Bethel, you’re in good hands. There are now almost twice the number of firefighters in town than there were a few months ago. The number jumped to 18 on Friday when eight new volunteers received their badges and pins. The event marked the department’s first public commencement. Bethel, meet your newest fire service personnel.


On The First Day Of December, Bethel Winter House Opens For The Season

By • Dec 1, 2017
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.
Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK

A Bethel winter tradition provides a place to get out of the cold. Friday, December 1, the Bethel Winter House opens its doors for the season. This year, the homeless shelter is located at the Bethel Evangelical Covenant Church. 

YKHC Takes Steps To Improve Travel For Medicaid Customers

By Christine Trudeau • Nov 27, 2017
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has slowly taken over the state's role in approving travel for Medicaid care.
Courtesy of the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation

Over the past year the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has slowly taken over the state's role in approving travel for Medicaid care. YKHC hopes that creating a department dedicated to that task will reduce the frustrations of area clients trying to deal with the state-run system. KYUK’s Christine Trudeau sat down with YKHC representative Tiffany Zulkosky last week to go over the details outlined in a recent press release on the changes that created the Medicaid Travel Office.

 

 


Dozens Seek Opioid Addiction Treatment During YKHC Program's First Year

By • Nov 21, 2017
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Ayagnirvik Healing Center provides substance abuse treatment for alcohol and opioid addiction in Bethel, Alaska.
Dean Swope / KYUK

It’s been one year this month since the Yukon-Kuskokwim Ayagnirvik Healing Center opened in Bethel. Since then, about 45 people from Bethel, surrounding Yukon-Kuskokwim villages, and even from outside the region have started treatment for opioid addiction.


YK Delta High School Health Clinic: One Year Into Operation

By Christine Trudeau • Nov 17, 2017
The Health Clinic located on the Bethel Regional High School campus serves patients from both BRHS and the Kuskokwim Learning Academy three days a week.
Christine Trudeau / KYUK

At its one-year mark, the Bethel Regional High School’s Health Clinic has increased the services being offered, and more and more students are using the facility weekly. Health Clinic staff hope that more parents and community members will take part in planning even greater services for students in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

YKHC Hospital Contractor To Locals Wanting To Get Hired On Project: "Be Proactive"

By • Nov 14, 2017
YKHC plans to open the first floor and third floor of its upcoming primary care facility in 2019.
Anna Rose MacArthur / KYUK

The Bethel skyline has taken a dramatic turn. Since this summer, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation has added a three-story primary care center next to its hospital. The new building is big, partially constructed, and currently blue, but won’t stay that color for long. KYUK talked with the builders and has this update.


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