There’s a saying in dog mushing: you’re only as strong as your weakest dog. Of course, this applies to any team, or any life situation where people must work together. In rural Alaska, we understand this reality better than most. Right now, we must stick together to protect rural health care. A bill before […]
After a final air search in the Togiak/Akiak area comprised of searchers from US Fish and Wildlife, Army National Guard, and AWT pilots on Thursday, the search for 69-year-old snow machine Albert Kvamme was suspended troopers report. Kvamme, of Togiak departed Akiak destined for Togiak on April 11th, and searchers believe he never got […]
Bethel-based Alaska State Troopers report that they made an arrest in a multiple Domestic Violence Assault case reported to them on Saturday in the village of Chefornak. The case was opened on Saturday after they received a call from the village reporting that 24-year-old Bradley Panruk had assaulted a 21-year-old female victim in that […]
Community leaders in the Nushagak area of the Bristol Bay wild salmon fishery say they want restrictions in place before the harvesting begins to keep residents safe from the novel coronavirus, which has reached pandemic strength. A unified message from regional organizations based in Dillingham, Alaska, calls for all individuals arriving for the fishery […]