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Longtime Scavenging Tradition Banned At Bethel Landfill

By • Jul 7, 2016
Dean Swope / KYUK

Your freezer breaks and you need a part. You could go to the store or online. Or you could go to the landfill. And that’s what people in Bethel have done for decades— salvaging and reusing what other people have thrown away. Now, the city is saying no more.


Korean Deputy Consular General Visits Bethel

By • Jun 30, 2016
Dean Swope / KYUK

The Korean Deputy Consular General visited Bethel this week to build relationships with Bethel’s Korean community and Bethel city authorities.

The Consular office estimates 150 Korean Americans and immigrants live in Bethel and most are naturalized citizens.

Meet Mary Weiss, Bethel's Newest City Council Member

By Adrian Wagner • Jun 29, 2016
Adrian Wagner

Bethel resident Mary Weiss is the newest addition to Bethel City Council.


AVCP to Hold Bylaw Convention in Bethel

By Charles Enoch • Jun 7, 2016
Association of Village Council Presidents

The Association of Village Council Presidents is holding a bylaw convention with representatives from member tribes in the region. The meeting is only for AVCP tribal members.

The Bylaw Convention is scheduled to start at 9am Wednesday and Thursday, at the Orutsararmiut Native Council Multipurpose Building in Bethel.

Bethel City Council Introduces Marijuana Regulations

By Adrian Wagner • May 27, 2016

Bethel City Council came one step closer to making history Tuesday night when it introduced the first ever ordinance regulating the commercial marijuana industry in Bethel. 


Chuck Herman Resigns From Bethel City Council

By • May 27, 2016
Chuck Herman addressing Bethel City Council
Dean Swope / KYUK

Bethel City Council Member Chuck Herman is resigning from his council seat next month before beginning a Master’s in Public Policy at Harvard University. Herman submitted a letter of resignation Wednesday. At 23-years-old, the Bethel native is the council’s youngest sitting member. KYUK talked with Herman about his resignation and what’s ahead.

Rep. Bob Herron On The Upcoming Special Legislative Session

By • May 20, 2016
Rep. Bob Herron, D-38, Bethel
Alaska State Legislature

The Alaska Legislature will enter a special session Monday with the main goal of passing a state budget and a way to pay for it before the next fiscal year. Gov. Bill Walker called the special session once the Legislature adjourned Wednesday without passing a budget after 121 days. KYUK spoke with Rep. Bob Herron of Bethel's House District 38 about the upcoming session and the goals ahead.

Bethel City Council Votes Down By-Mail Ballots

By Adrian Wagner • May 13, 2016

Bethel city council has voted against replacing polling stations with mail-in ballots for the upcoming city elections.

Myron Naneng Resigns As AVCP President/CEO

By • May 11, 2016
Myron Naneng addressing the Association of Village Council Presidents’ 51st Annual Convention.
Dean Swope / KYUK

Myron Naneng has resigned as president and CEO of the Association of Village Council Presidents. Naneng announced his decision at an Executive Board meeting Wednesday. The resignation became effective immediately, according to a press release from the regional tribal nonprofit.

Bethel City Council Authorizes Reimbursements For Overcharged Property Owners

By • Apr 15, 2016
Pictures of Money / Flickr Creative Commons

Bethel City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Tuesday to authorize reimbursements to Bethel property owners who the city overcharged on real estate taxes for more than a decade, following a typo in the city’s tax code.

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