Bethel left local option in 2009 and citizens voted again in 2010 to stay out while still rejecting local sales. That triggered a liquor status that allows for unlimited importations and no local sales.
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Educator camp helps teachers integrate Bering Strait culture into classrooms
The fifth annual Educator Cultural Camp brought 20 teachers and administrators together for five days of boating, berry picking, and fishing.
Slow fall chum run leaves Yukon smokehouses empty
Slow fall chum runs have kept subsistence fisherman from being too active on the Yukon River this past week, but as Chinook continue crossing the border, officials say their numbers are well above escapement goals.
Man arraigned for murder charge in death of Roxanne Smart
Twenty-year-old Samuel Atchak was arraigned in Bethel Superior Court Tuesday morning.
Artist casts bodies in Bethel to highlight mental health
Alaskans suffer at rates well beyond the national average in several mental health categories.
Alaska high school baller from tiny island village faces decision of a lifetime
This summer 16-year-old Wallace Ungwiluk has a decision to make: stay home and try to win Gambell its first championship in 30 years or move to Seattle and get seen by college scouts.