Month: September 2024

Speak Your Mind

From the frontlines of Alaska’s coast: Protect our pollock fishery, protect our communities

September 19, 2024 Comments Off on From the frontlines of Alaska’s coast: Protect our pollock fishery, protect our communities
by Alaskan Mayors Jim Smith, Sand Point Vince Tutiakoff, Unalaska Joe Bereskin, Akutan Alvin Osterback, Aleutians East Borough  Patricia Branson, Kodiak As mayors of coastal communities in Alaska, we see every day how the health […]
Inside Bethel News

Donlin Gold partners with Native Village of Napaimute to establish multi-year salmon smolt monitoring program in the middle Kuskokwim River

September 19, 2024 Comments Off on Donlin Gold partners with Native Village of Napaimute to establish multi-year salmon smolt monitoring program in the middle Kuskokwim River
In collaboration with the Native Village of Napaimute, Donlin Gold initiated a multi-year salmon smolt monitoring program on the middle Kuskokwim River in June. The Kuskokwim River Fisheries Project (“Fisheries Project”) aims to monitor and […]
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From The Editor

Negotiations and execution of contract for a new animal control facility approved for Bethel

September 19, 2024 Comments Off on Negotiations and execution of contract for a new animal control facility approved for Bethel
by Greg Lincoln The Bethel City Council approved an action memorandum that directs administration to negotiate and execute a contract for the construction of a much-needed new animal control facility. In 2023, over 200 animals […]
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Village Telegraph

Alaska Army Guard helicopter crew rescues rafter on Goodnews River

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Alaska Army Guard helicopter crew rescues rafter on Goodnews River
by Dana Rosso Alaska Army National Guard aviators with Alpha Company, 1-168th General Support Aviation Battalion, operating a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter out of Bethel, Alaska, helped rescue an overdue rafter in the vicinity of […]
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In our Native Land

Open house showcases location of future Interior Alaska Veterans Cemetery

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Open house showcases location of future Interior Alaska Veterans Cemetery
by Senior Master Sgt. Julie Avey Veterans and community members from the Fairbanks surrounding communities attended the Open House of the future site for the Interior Alaska Veterans Cemetery in Salcha, Alaska, on July 29, […]
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Village Telegraph

Crime Bill signed into Law to combat rise in Institutional Vandalism

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Crime Bill signed into Law to combat rise in Institutional Vandalism
Yesterday (September 3, 2024), legislation by Representative Andy Josephson, updating the crime of Criminal Mischief in the 3rd degree, was signed into law by Governor Mike Dunleavy. By amending AS 11.46.482: Criminal Mischief in the […]
Inside Bethel News

Bethel’s Esquible presents Ph.D Defense at Kuskokwim Campus

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Bethel’s Esquible presents Ph.D Defense at Kuskokwim Campus
Janessa Esquible of Bethel presented her Ph.D dissertation at the Kuskowkim Campus, August 27th, 2024. The title is “Salmon, Stewarship, and Indigenous Livelihoods: Bridging Knowledge Systems and Reshaping Research Relationality in the Kuskokwim Region of […]
Contributors

What does negative sequence of return mean with my investments and how can I mitigate the risk of negative sequence of return?

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on What does negative sequence of return mean with my investments and how can I mitigate the risk of negative sequence of return?
by Dave Kutcher The “sequence of returns” risk is a concern for investors, particularly if you are withdrawing from your investments, such as when you begin your retirement. It refers to the order in which […]
Letters to the Editor

Veterans: Relieve Stress & Inform Your Family About Your VA Benefits

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Veterans: Relieve Stress & Inform Your Family About Your VA Benefits
More than 6 million Americans receive earned benefits for military service – including disability compensation, education benefits, caregiver assistance, burial benefits and more. It is critical for spouses and caregivers to know how veterans benefits […]
Speak Your Mind

Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition celebrates protection from mining on BLM lands adjacent to Donlin, urges next steps to protect Kuskokwim River health

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition celebrates protection from mining on BLM lands adjacent to Donlin, urges next steps to protect Kuskokwim River health
by the Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition The Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition celebrates the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s announcement today (August 27th, 2024) that it is moving forward with protections for 28 million acres of […]
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Village Telegraph

Alaska’s Bering Sea-Interior Tribal Commission applauds the Bureau of Land Management’s Decision to Maintain D-1 Protections Across Ancestral Lands in Alaska

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Alaska’s Bering Sea-Interior Tribal Commission applauds the Bureau of Land Management’s Decision to Maintain D-1 Protections Across Ancestral Lands in Alaska
Moments ago (August 27th, 2024), the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 17(d)(1) Environmental Impact Statement’s Record of Decision concluding a lengthy process and finalizing the Secretary of […]
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Inside Bethel News

Petition to get rid of Open Primary System and Ranked-Choice General Election will be on ballot

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Petition to get rid of Open Primary System and Ranked-Choice General Election will be on ballot
Ballot Measure 2, an Act to get rid of the Open Primary System and Ranked-Choice General Election will be on the November 5th 2024 General Election ballot. The initiative was approved by the Alaska Supreme […]
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Village Telegraph

Governor Dunleavy Issues Disaster Declaration for Ketchikan Landslide

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Governor Dunleavy Issues Disaster Declaration for Ketchikan Landslide
Governor Mike Dunleavy has verbally declared a disaster declaration for the landslide that struck Ketchikan. The landslide struck the city at approximately 4:00 p.m. this afternoon (August 25th, 2024) damaging homes and infrastructure. The State […]
Letters to the Editor

The real election is the first Tuesday of November… vote like your children’s future depends on it

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on The real election is the first Tuesday of November… vote like your children’s future depends on it
Four years ago I was running against Zulkoski, my mission is still the same … The PFD is almost gone, taxes are the next budget filler for the legislature and we’ve had no one fight […]
From The Editor

Alaska Primary Election results for the YK Delta

September 18, 2024 Comments Off on Alaska Primary Election results for the YK Delta
by Greg Lincoln In the race for House District 38 (representing Akiachak, Akiak, Atmautluak, Bethel, Chefornak, Chevak, Eek, Kasigluk, Kipnuk, Kongiganak, Kwethluk, Kwigillingok, Mekoryuk, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Newtok, Nightmute, Nunapitchuk, Oscarville, Quinhagak, Toksook Bay, Tuluksak, Tuntutuliak, […]