The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced 17 new cases on Aug. 22 and 23, marking the region’s biggest spike in cases to date.
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Donlin Gold pushed back on textbook content. The Lower Kuskokwim School District removed it.
A few days after Calista sent its letter to the school board, the district erased all mention of the proposed Donlin Gold mine.
COVID-19 cases confirmed in St. Lawrence Island communities
Community leaders in Gambell are encouraging residents to get tested and practice safety measures.
5 Bethel courthouse, jail employees test positive for coronavirus
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced 15 cases last week, the biggest spike in positive cases since the pandemic began.
‘Are stimulus checks allowed?’ How tribes are spending CARES Act money
CARES Act funds must be used in response to the pandemic, or else they’ll have to be paid back. But there’s some disagreement among tribes about what is an allowable expense.
COVID-19 restrictions spark food security concerns in Western Alaska
Empty shelves were a common sight in Stebbins even before the coronavirus began.
Redistricting board finalized as chief justice appoints Nome nonprofit CEO Bahnke
The board rewrites boundaries based on federal census results, so its decisions affect who controls each chamber for 10 years.
With virus funds, Newtok will build more homes in Mertarvik
COVID-19 caused construction delays, but now CARES Act funding will pay for five additional homes.
Mertarvik’s lack of a commercial airport may have already cost lives
The Alaska Department of Transportation will only fund one airport between Newtok and Mertarvik, although both villages have over 100 residents.
After moving to new village, Mertarvik residents say they are living healthier, more traditional lives
Residents say the air is better, indoors and out, and they have better access to subsistence activities.