Last Update: July 01, 2009 at 1:04PM
July 01, 2009 at 10:12AM AKST
Caught in a fish fight between residents along the upper and lower Yukon River, representatives of the Federal Subsistence Board visited lower Yukon villages
full story »July 01, 2009 at 11:32AM AKST
A state wildlife trooper is headed to the village of Marshall to investigate subsistence fishermen who said they fished during a closed period in an act of civil disobedience.
full story »July 01, 2009 at 10:16AM AKST
In an act of civil disobedience, people on six boats left the village of Marshall on Friday to go subsistence fishing on the Yukon River when such activity was closed and caught 100 king salmon in their gillnets, said one of the protestors.
full story »July 01, 2009 at 10:14AM AKST
As news spread of some rural Alaska schools facing possible closure because of low enrollment, the state’s Department of Education and Early Development announced it is accepting applications for the new position of director of rural education.
full story »June 29, 2009 at 12:33PM AKST
In an act of civil disobedience, fishermen in six boats left the village of Marshall on Friday to go subsistence fishing on the Yukon River, though fishing was closed, said one of the protestors.
full story »June 24, 2009 at 11:44AM AKST
Those GCI ads on TV about snail Internet aren’t so funny in Bush Alaska.
full story »June 24, 2009 at 11:42AM AKST
William Koontz and other officials with the Small Business Administration sensed getting the word out and the work done to help Alaskans hurt by spring flooding could be a little different because of location.
full story »June 24, 2009 at 11:40AM AKST
Acknowledging that a “cultural and communication gap” exists with rural Alaskans, federal managers for North Pacific fisheries have created a committee to take input from Alaska Native communities.
full story »June 22, 2009 at 3:09PM AKST
With requests for help on the rise, a food bank expects to provide thousands of free lunches in rural Alaska this summer.
full story »June 22, 2009 at 8:22AM AKST
“Until further notice.”
full story »June 18, 2009 at 4:27PM AKST
To see first-hand the impacts of climate change on America’s only Arctic state, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is attracting a number of senators to Alaska this August, a news release says.
full story »June 18, 2009 at 4:21PM AKST
A former Bethel resident was sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to not filing her tax return in 2002, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Anchorage.
full story »June 17, 2009 at 2:50PM AKST
As the Bethel City Council grappled with an enormous budget gap and considered any and every way to save money, the members voted June 9 to spend $50,000 in hopes of helping save the Eddie Hoffman Senior Center and Chrissy Shantz Adult Daycare Program from possible extinction.
full story »June 17, 2009 at 2:47PM AKST
More than 200 shareholders voiced opinions, voted their shares and viewed updates on Calista Corp.’s progress for 2008 during the company’s 35th annual meeting on June 6 in Tuntutuliak, according to a Calista Corp. statement.
full story »June 17, 2009 at 2:33PM AKST
Villages that never had running water may have to wait longer for service — a growing gap in federal aid is challenging the state’s ability to provide safe water and wastewater systems.
full story »June 16, 2009 at 4:55PM AKST
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative won’t cut the power in the village of Selawik.
full story »June 16, 2009 at 4:38PM AKST
Millions of dollars worth of free heating fuel, courtesy of the Venezuelan government, is finally headed to Alaska villages.
full story »June 16, 2009 at 4:34PM AKST
Growing up in Kipnuk, visions of sled dogs and mushing filled Kelly Lincoln’s head at a young age.
full story »June 16, 2009 at 4:30PM AKST
The dictionary definition of “saxifrage” refers to a perennial plant with small white, yellow, purple or pink flowers and leaves usually massed at the base.
full story »June 16, 2009 at 4:10PM AKST
A tribal advocacy group wants to create a land base for Alaska tribes, possibly by taking it from village corporations.
full story »June 16, 2009 at 3:16PM AKST
Amid accusations that Western Alaska residents don’t have enough input into federal fishery decisions, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council has created an advisory committee on Alaska Native and rural issues, according to the council’s latest newsletter.
full story »June 15, 2009 at 2:48PM AKST
The power company for Selawik is threatening to cut off the electricity if the city government there doesn’t cough up $80,000 by the end of today, June 15.
full story »June 15, 2009 at 12:20PM AKST
Three new lightning-caused wildfires around Aniak have torched an estimated 1,900 acres, according to the Division of Forestry.
full story »June 09, 2009 at 4:15PM AKST
(Editor’s note: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, in an effort to reduce the amount of king salmon taken by the pollock fishing fleet, recently approved an incentive-based plan that will allow the fleet to catch up to 60,000 king salmon a year without penalty.
full story »June 09, 2009 at 3:33PM AKST
Fish with strange spots. Sinkholes in the tundra. Crumbling river banks.
full story »June 09, 2009 at 12:45PM AKST
At least $7.2 million will likely be needed to repair the roads, airports and other public facilities damaged by recent flooding in several rural Alaska villages, according to a preliminary report from the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
full story »June 04, 2009 at 9:40AM AKST
A Fairbanks resident has an old-fashioned answer to rural Alaska’s energy crisis.
full story »June 04, 2009 at 9:37AM AKST
RESURRECTION BAY — No matter where you reside in Alaska’s vastness — a rural village, the big city — military personnel make their presence known and a lot of men and women in uniform make themselves at home.
full story »June 02, 2009 at 1:46PM AKST
I traveled to Mountain Village and Emmonak on Saturday to listen to concerns raised by the village community members regarding the upcoming summer fishing season and how restrictions are going to be implemented on the chinook salmon, the stable and food for many families on the Yukon River.
full story »June 01, 2009 at 4:56PM AKST
The Federal Subsistence Board has approved a special action that closes federal public waters along parts of the Yukon River to the harvest of chinook salmon by non-federally qualified subsistence users, according to a news release on Monday. As a result, only rural residents of communities on the Yukon River drainage or Stebbins may harvest chinook salmon from Districts 1, 2 and 3 from June 3 through July 30. These districts include communities downriver from Holy Cross through Emmonak.
full story »June 01, 2009 at 1:27PM AKST
Fishermen on the lower Yukon River will get the king salmon they need to feed their families, even if it means getting a ticket or going to jail, two Native leaders said.
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