First Bering Straits, Norton Sound Resiliency Workshop Held in Nome

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First Bering Straits, Norton Sound Resiliency Workshop Held in Nome

JBER, ALASKA – The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHS&EM), in partnership with Kawerak Inc., hosted a rural resiliency workshop for the Bering Straits and Norton Sound region. Representatives from 16 communities met in Nome for three days. This workshop provided an opportunity for community leaders to work with DHS&EM and state […]

Two Savoonga Sisters Sentenced for Embezzling Disaster Relief Funds

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Two Savoonga Sisters Sentenced for Embezzling Disaster Relief Funds

Two Savoonga sisters were sentenced for their embezzlement of funds from that community while working with the Non-Profit, Kawarak Incorporated between April 2011 and May 2012, Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced on Thursday. Sylvia Toolie, age 60, and her sister, Peggy Akeya, age 57, were sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess […]