Candidates question party loyalty in Bethel-area House race
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After four days, power returns to village of Aniak
After four days without power to half the town, the village of Aniak’s electricity was restored Saturday afternoon. Power back within hours of the initial outage for half of the town, but the other half was left to deal with freezers full of thawing food.
The search begins for Bethel’s next city manager
Nine applications for a position as Bethel’s next city manager have arrived since the job notice went public last month. Bethel City Council members are meeting every Friday at noon until they fill the position. Last Friday marked the first of these meetings. The search that brought us departing city manager Ann Capela took six months.…
Alaska will celebrate first Wild Salmon Day on Wednesday
Across the state, Alaskans will celebrate Wednesday the first official Wild Salmon Day.
Democratic leaders seek bipartisan coalition in backing challengers
There’s a long history of rural legislators joining majority caucuses, regardless of the party.
Kotzebue caribou meeting reveals tensions from both sides
The Federal Subsistence Board will make their decision on whether the exclusion of non-subsistence hunters is permanent sometime this fall.