Alaskans suffer at rates well beyond the national average in several mental health categories.
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Alaska high school baller from tiny island village faces decision of a lifetime
This summer 16-year-old Wallace Ungwiluk has a decision to make: stay home and try to win Gambell its first championship in 30 years or move to Seattle and get seen by college scouts.
Four Western Alaska communities to receive large halibut donation after dismal walrus harvest
Four communities affected by this spring’s poor walrus harvest will soon receive 10,000 pounds of halibut from a nonprofit that supplies seafood to hunger-relief efforts.
Bethel Advances The Possibility of A City-Run Liquor Store
A possible vote on local option comes as the city appeals the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s rejection of their formal protest of Bethel Native Corporation’s liquor store application.
Native regional corporation for Western Alaska elects first-ever chairwoman
Calista says in a news release that Pohjola has done accounting work for Cook Inlet Tribal Council, NANA and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. She graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a degree in management and has been on Calista’s board since 1987.
Troopers: Chevak man admits to murder of Roxanne Smart
According to charging documents Atchak said he placed Smart in a “choke hold” until she lost consciousness and he sexually assaulted her.
Port commission discusses Nome’s role in the future of Arctic shipping
A report published by the US Army Corps of Engineers in March of this year tentatively selected Nome as the site of a proposed deep-draft port, the first Arctic port of its kind in the country.
Elections director resigns abruptly at Mallott’s request, Nome city manager to take over
Gail Fenumiai resigned abruptly on Friday at Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott’s request. She’s being replaced by Nome City Manager Josephine Bahnke.
Nome schools again pins JROTC funding hopes on Sitnasuak donation
Once again this year, the NPS Nome Public Schools requested a donation from SNC of $150,000.
City of Bethel considers a vote after ABC board rejects liquor license appeal
The ABC board July 1 called the city’s protest of the proposed Bethel Spirits license “arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable,” sparking outrage from the council.