Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Parents in the Bethel region are increasingly distressed about their childrens’ education after more than half of students failed their classes last semester, according to from the Lower Kuskokwim School District.Parents called in to the Jan. 27 school board meeting pleading for the district to reopen schools to students despite the pandemic.“I was shocked, during the school reports, about the high numbers of students that are not engaging at all in school,” said Megan Newport,...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.Parents in the Bethel region are increasingly distressed about their childrens’ education after more than half of students failed their classes last semester, according to from the Lower Kuskokwim School District.Parents called in to the Jan. 27 school board meeting pleading for the district to reopen schools to students despite the pandemic.“I was shocked, during the school reports, about the high numbers of students that are not engaging at all in school,” said Megan Newport,...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The COVID-19 outbreak at the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center is winding down, with 13 active cases down from 75 on Dec. 16.The decline is likely because the virus has run out of people to infect.Alaska Department of Corrections Spokesperson Sarah Gallagher said 189 people incarcerated in the Bethel facility tested positive since the pandemic began. On Dec. 21, Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges said over 80% of people incarcerated at YKCC had...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The COVID-19 outbreak at the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center is winding down, with 13 active cases down from 75 on Dec. 16.The decline is likely because the virus has run out of people to infect.Alaska Department of Corrections Spokesperson Sarah Gallagher said 189 people incarcerated in the Bethel facility tested positive since the pandemic began. On Dec. 21, Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges said over 80% of people incarcerated at YKCC had...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.After employees contracted COVID-19, post offices in Kwethluk and Pilot Station have been closed for weeks, threatening the health of Y-K Delta residents.As of Dec. 3, the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced 323 cases of COVID-19 in Kwethluk, a village of 700-800 people. That included the employees of the post office. Kwethluk Administrative Assistant Lillian Michael said the post office had been closed for almost two weeks since workers were self-isolated.“It’s negatively...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.After employees contracted COVID-19, post offices in Kwethluk and Pilot Station have been closed for weeks, threatening the health of Y-K Delta residents.As of Dec. 3, the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced 323 cases of COVID-19 in Kwethluk, a village of 700-800 people. That included the employees of the post office. Kwethluk Administrative Assistant Lillian Michael said the post office had been closed for almost two weeks since workers were self-isolated.“It’s negatively...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A 37-year-old man in Pilot Station died from COVID-19 at the village health clinic in late November before he could be transported to a hospital. Stormy conditions prevented a medevac from reaching him, his family said.Joe Xavier’s symptoms began on Nov. 22, according to his sister, Donna Xavier-Fancyboy. Within a day, she said his skin had changed color from lack of oxygen.“Already blue, and fighting to breathe,” Xavier-Fancyboy said.A former health aide, she said that her...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A 37-year-old man in Pilot Station died from COVID-19 at the village health clinic in late November before he could be transported to a hospital. Stormy conditions prevented a medevac from reaching him, his family said.Joe Xavier’s symptoms began on Nov. 22, according to his sister, Donna Xavier-Fancyboy. Within a day, she said his skin had changed color from lack of oxygen.“Already blue, and fighting to breathe,” Xavier-Fancyboy said.A former health aide, she said that her...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The City of Bethel has upgraded its response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the region. Over the past month, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation  ten cases of the coronavirus. In an effort to prevent further spread of the virus in the region, Bethel is offering a free quarantine option to individuals who arrive from Anchorage. City Manager Vincenzo “Vinny” Corazza believes that Bethel is uniquely situated to limit the entry of the coronavirus into...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The City of Bethel has upgraded its response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the region. Over the past month, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation  ten cases of the coronavirus. In an effort to prevent further spread of the virus in the region, Bethel is offering a free quarantine option to individuals who arrive from Anchorage. City Manager Vincenzo “Vinny” Corazza believes that Bethel is uniquely situated to limit the entry of the coronavirus into...WW…

KYUK AMA mistake prevented residents of a Y-K Delta community from being able to vote in Alaska's primary election. The Alaska Division of Elections said that it didn’t know people were living in Mertarvik until a week before the election. About 130 people have been living there for the past year. On top of that, Newtok never received supplies for its election, resulting in only 17 people there voting in the primary.   Listen Listening... 3:02 The trouble with Newtok’s primary started with election officials who backed out of the job late. Alaska Division of Elections Director Gail...…KYUK AMA mistake prevented residents of a Y-K Delta community from being able to vote in Alaska's primary election. The Alaska Division of Elections said that it didn’t know people were living in Mertarvik until a week before the election. About 130 people have been living there for the past year. On top of that, Newtok never received supplies for its election, resulting in only 17 people there voting in the primary.   Listen Listening... 3:02 The trouble with Newtok’s primary started with election officials who backed out of the job late. Alaska Division of Elections Director Gail...WW…

KYUK AMA mistake prevented residents of a Y-K Delta community from being able to vote in Alaska's primary election. The Alaska Division of Elections said that it didn’t know people were living in Mertarvik until a week before the election. About 130 people have been living there for the past year. On top of that, Newtok never received supplies for its election, resulting in only 17 people there voting in the primary.   Listen Listening... 3:02 The trouble with Newtok’s primary started with election officials who backed out of the job late. Alaska Division of Elections Director Gail...…KYUK AMA mistake prevented residents of a Y-K Delta community from being able to vote in Alaska's primary election. The Alaska Division of Elections said that it didn’t know people were living in Mertarvik until a week before the election. About 130 people have been living there for the past year. On top of that, Newtok never received supplies for its election, resulting in only 17 people there voting in the primary.   Listen Listening... 3:02 The trouble with Newtok’s primary started with election officials who backed out of the job late. Alaska Division of Elections Director Gail...WW…