An elected official, who recently received a death threat for publicly talking about Bethel’s heroin issue, brought forward the initiative.
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Three people ill after eating fermented seal flipper
The cases in Koyuk come after a botulism outbreak last fall that killed one and sickened two others near Lower Kalskag in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region.
Special Olympics athletes compete in Bethel
Special Olympics athletes from across the state will compete for the Fifth Annual Bethel Unified Invitational.
Rural Alaska communities struggle to keep water and sewer systems running
Rural communities that have raised the money for modern sanitation systems face the threat of their ultimate failure from lack of funding for operations and maintenance.
Kick the Bucket: lack of funding hampers development of modern sanitation in rural Alaska
Most of us have never lived with without running water at home. Today, we’ll learn about some who are just getting used to it, and others who are still waiting for it.
Bethel City Council votes to protest liquor licenses
It’s been four decades since Bethel had a liquor store, and for now, that will continue. The City Council voted Tuesday to protest two liquor store license applications.