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Jury Convicts Mekoryuk Man of 18 Counts, Including Sexual Abuse of a Minor

By Patty Sullivan | State Department of Law on Apr 5, 2025 Featured, General News, Southwest Alaska

(Bethel, AK) – On March 27, 2025, a jury found 57-year-old Leonard Olrun guilty of two counts of Sexual Assault in the First Degree, three counts of Sexual Assault in the Second Degree, five counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Second Degree, six counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in the Third […]

Bethel’s Cama-i weekend a flurry of activity for Alaska National Guard

By Alan Brown | Alaska National Guard on Mar 29, 2023 Featured, General News, Rural, Southwest Alaska

BETHEL, ALASKA – A host of Alaska National Guardsmen and members of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Alaska State Defense Force traveled to Bethel during its 2023 Cama-i Dance Festival, March 24-26, for celebration, community outreach and training. Guard and ASDF recruiters took the opportunity to meet and speak with community […]