(Anchorage)—State dignitaries cut the ribbon on the new Aleknagik Wood River Bridge last week, officially opening the structure to traffic. The bridge connects Aleknagik to the greater Dillingham area, increasing transportation safety in the community and linking residents to schools, businesses and the airport. City of Aleknagik Mayor Jane Gottschalk, Alaska State Senator Lyman Hoffman and […]
Troopers, while in New Stuyahok on Thursday, sought out New Stuyahok resident, Antone Petla, at the request of Dillingham Adult Probation. On Thursday, troopers responded to a report of someone kicking in a front door to a residence. Witnesses came forward and identified Petla as the subject who had kicked in the door. As a […]
An elderly Dillingham couple were located successfully after a short search south of Portage Creek on the Nushagak River this weekend. Troopers report they were notified that Dillingham residents Wassillie, 85, and Lena Kapotak, 84, were overdue from a skiff trip to Portage Creek and New Stuyahok from Dillingham on Sunday. The caller, their daughter, […]
With information provided by the Dillingham adult probation office, the statewide drug enforcement unit’s Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team (WAANT), the Dillingham Police Department and the Dillingham Alaska State troopers began an investigation into the sale and distribution of heroin at 2 PM. At 4:30 PM, a tip went into WAANT and the Dillingham police […]