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Apr 15 2019

Yup’ik literacy reaches new heights with statewide spelling bee

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK-Bethel | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Education, Southcentral, Southwest, Western

The statewide Yup’ik Spelling Bee for Beginners saw the toughest spell-off in the eight-year history of the event.

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK-Bethel | April 15, 2019 1:55 pm

Apr 13 2019

Eric Whitney stands next to the tripod he constructed for the Kuskokwim Ice Classic. The tripod was erected on the river ice in front of the Bethel seawall on March 21, 2018.

Bethel Kuskokwim River ice breaks at 4:02 p.m. on Friday, April 12

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | 2 Alaska, Climate Change, Environment, Western

This is the earliest breakup ever, beating the former record set in 2016 by eight days.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | April 13, 2019 4:03 pm

Mar 30 2019

The smallest Kasigluk dancer performs with his community dance group at the Cama-i Dance Festival on March 16, 2018 in Bethel, Alaska. (Photo by Amara Freeman/KYUK)

Bethel welcomes dancers from near and far

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK | 2 Alaska, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Community, Spirit, Western

Dance groups from across the region, the state, and the lower 48 are gathering in Bethel this weekend to share dance, culture, tradition, and community.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK | March 30, 2019 5:29 pm

Mar 23 2019

ANTHC crews prepare to bury water lines in Eek on February 20, 2019. (Photo by Anna Rose MacArthur/KYUK)

What happens when a community gets running water? People get healthier.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | 2 Alaska, Community, Health, Western

What’s it like to go from hauling all your water and sewer to one day being able to turn on the faucet and flush a toilet? KYUK traveled to Eek to find out, where a multi-year project is wrapping up bringing running water to the community for the first time.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | March 23, 2019 2:55 pm

Mar 16 2019

Mushing fans from Bethel (left to right) Ashley Fairbanks Glasheen, Rachel DeHaan, and Madelene Reichard cheer Pete Kaiser on in Nome as he wins the Iditarod Race on March 13, 2019. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/APRN)

Pete Kaiser fans in Bethel celebrate hometown musher’s victory

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Community, Outdoors, Western

When Pete Kaiser slid under the Burled Arch in Nome on Wednesday, he became the first person from Bethel and the first musher of Yup’ik heritage to win the Iditarod, making hometown fans proud.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK | March 16, 2019 4:41 am

Mar 02 2019

Mike Williams Jr. of Akiak completes the 2017 K300. (Photo by Katie Basile/KYUK)

Musher Mike Williams Jr. spending this Iditarod at home with family and dogs

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK | 2 Alaska, Family, Iditarod, Sports, Western

The Iditarod restart kicks off Sunday afternoon in Willow. A notable Western Alaska musher will be absent from the pack.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK | March 2, 2019 4:02 pm

Feb 09 2019

Bering Sea coastline near Nome, October 2017. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KNOM.)

Wind change pulls curtain back on a future Bering Sea

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK | Aleutians, Climate Change, Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Science & Tech, Western

For those who wonder what the Bering Sea will be like decades from now, last year may have been a glimpse of the future. It brought something many did not expect: the disappearance of the undersea “cold pool,” which is the nursery for Alaska’s pollock fishery.

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK | February 9, 2019 5:54 pm

Feb 07 2019

Biologist Lori Quakenbush monitoring arctic marine mammals.

So far, seals are adapting to shrinking sea ice

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK-Bethel | Arctic, Climate Change, Environment, North Slope, Oceans, Science & Tech, Subsistence, Wildlife

Ice seals use sea ice to raise their young, and sea ice is in rapid decline. Logically, that should spell doom for seals in the Arctic. But one researcher says the animals have adapted well so far.

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK-Bethel | February 7, 2019 4:06 pm

Feb 06 2019

Study finds saltier water in Y-K Delta could be bad news for some ducklings

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK-Bethel | Climate Change, Environment, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southwest, Western, Wildlife

A researcher with the University of Alaska Fairbanks says that with the loss of sea ice and increased storm surges, saltwater levels near duck nesting grounds in the Y-K Delta are rising.

By Johanna Eurich, KYUK-Bethel | February 6, 2019 2:14 pm

Feb 05 2019

Ravn Air's terminal in Bethel. Ravn employees at the Anchorage airport are accused of stealing mail bound for rural Alaskan communities. (Photo by Dean Swope/KYUK)

Ravn changes baggage policy to only allow one free checked bag

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska’s Energy Desk and KYUK-Bethel | Business, Southwest, Transportation, Western

Regional air carrier Ravn Alaska has a new baggage policy that begins this month, and only the first checked bag will fly free. A second checked bag will cost $15.

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska’s Energy Desk and KYUK-Bethel | February 5, 2019 5:38 pm

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Johanna Eurich, KYUK-Bethel

Yup’ik literacy reaches new heights with statewide spelling bee

Bethel Kuskokwim River ice breaks at 4:02 p.m. on Friday, April 12

Bethel welcomes dancers from near and far

What happens when a community gets running water? People get healthier.

Pete Kaiser fans in Bethel celebrate hometown musher’s victory

Musher Mike Williams Jr. spending this Iditarod at home with family and dogs

Wind change pulls curtain back on a future Bering Sea

So far, seals are adapting to shrinking sea ice

Study finds saltier water in Y-K Delta could be bad news for some ducklings

Ravn changes baggage policy to only allow one free checked bag

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