A Dillingham Jury came back with a verdict of “Guilty” at 5:02 Tuesday after the trial of Manokotak man, 44-year-old Leroy Dick Jr, who shot VPSO Thomas Madole in that village. The verdict was a unanimous one of guilty of First-Degree Murder. Leroy’s defense did not call any witnesses, present any evidence, but only argued that Dick […]
A double snow machine accident took the life of one while another suffered injuries between New Stuyahok and Koliganik on Thursday night troopers say. Three travelers were between the two villages on a frozen lake according to the report. 48-year-old Gusty “Elia” Ishnook was on one snow machine while 35-year-old Myrtle Kaye Ishnook was operating […]
Even though the grand opening of the Bethel swimming pool was held as planned last Saturday, the pool was shut down immediately after. City manager Pete Williams cited concerns with the sprinkler system at the Kuimarvik facility. The term Kuimarvik is Yup’ik for “A place to swim.” The city is concerned that there is inadequate […]
A huge fire broke out in Bethel on Monday night, engulfing the yet to be completed Alcohol Treatment Center behind the Bethel Post Office there. When firefighters arrived at the scene after it was reported just after 8 pm last night, the 12.65 million structure was already fully engulfed in flames. The 16-bed facility was […]