Excavators have torn through the building, ripping the structure in two, to isolate the fire to one wing of the school and save the library housing Yup’ik artifacts from incinerating.
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Two Chevak men use a dose of laughter to heal
Their Facebook page, “Can I Borrow,” has nearly 5,000 likes. They started it almost a year ago and made it home to videos celebrating traditions and customs, with the goal of “healing through laughter.”
Toksook Bay singing and drumming phenom releases first album
Byron Nicholai’s Yup’ik songs have been popular in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta ever since he started uploading his performances to his Facebook page. Now they’re available on a variety of common online music sites.
Kuskokwim village could serve as model for community development in rural Alaska
Funding for a well in Oscarville is part of a larger vision for rural Alaska and could pave the way for additional infrastructure.
Southwest school districts team up to cut costs
One superintendent says seeking efficiencies like this is recognition of a grim financial reality for Alaska schools — things aren’t going to get better anytime soon.
Crew melts 100 feet of ice to reach Bethel schools’ well
The ice blocking an essential well for Bethel schools has finally cracked. Officials discovered the frozen well in September and spent almost a month thawing the impasse.