The musk ox were stranded on the floes after wandering onto the sea ice during breakup.
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Dunleavy administration dedicates $2.5M to cleanup from Chevak school fire
The Dunleavy administration is dedicating money to helping Chevak clean up the debris of its old school, which burned down in a fire this spring.
Tuluksak secures additional federal funds for permanent water plant
Three and a half months after its water plant burned down, the village of Tuluksak has secured enough funding to build a new one.
Tuluksak will lose its only source of running water during breakup
The temporary system is too fragile to withstand the ice floes released during breakup.
Some Bethel families consider moving due to school district’s COVID-19 policies
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation says most areas in the Y-K Delta still have either substantial or high transmission.
18-year-old killed in goose hunting accident in Western Alaska
An 18-year-old died when he was shot while bird hunting with two other young people in Nightmute on April 26.