Peltola served in the state House from 1999 until 2009. For the last five years, she’s led the Kuskokwim River Inter Tribal Fish Commission.
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COVID cases in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta are soaring as Alaska’s cases fall
The Y-K Delta’s COVID-19 case rate is currently two times higher than the state’s.
Bethel allows youth age 14-17 to serve in city committees and commissions
On May 25, the Bethel City Council voted to create positions for youth age 14 to 17 on city committees and commissions.
110 days after Bethel woman reported sexual assault, police arrest her alleged rapist
More than two months after her initial report to police, Juanita Nick protested what she said was the criminal justice system’s inaction on her case.
Bethel votes to hire investigator to review city’s handling of sexual assault cases
On Tuesday, Bethel’s city council voted to hire an independent investigator to review the city’s response to reports of sexual assault.
Alaska’s ‘him too’ moment: When politicians and allies come with accusations of their own
As scandals force Alaska politicians to resign, nowhere have the accusations been more severe than a remote rural district where male leaders are proving to be part of the very problems they’re supposed to be solving.
For Bethel cab drivers, an unwanted duty: enforcing the city’s COVID-19 testing mandate
Bethel has a new mandate requiring people arriving at the Alaska Airlines terminal to be tested for COVID-19 — and requiring cab drivers to check.
Bethel City Council considering Libby Bakalar for city attorney
Juneau resident Libby Bakalar served in the Alaska attorney general’s office until December 2018, when she was fired by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration.
YK Delta tribes sign treaty, forming Nunavut provisional government
A provisional government was formed last Thursday at the Bethel Cultural Center. Over the last three days, and many long discussions, a treaty was signed to form the Provisional Nunavut Alaska Government to unite the 56 village tribes in the region.
With four days left, only one person has filed to run for Bethel City Council
The deadline to file as a candidate for the Bethel City Council election is this noon Monday, Aug. 22. Three council seats sit open, and so far only one person has filed for candidacy: Mary Weiss, who already serves on council after taking Chuck Herman’s spot following his resignation earlier this year.