The River Watch program started Thursday on the Kuskokwim. The program conducts daily aerial surveys of the river ice and is a joint venture between the state and the federal governments. The program flew the middle river area May 16, from Stony River down to Birch Crossing below Aniak. Karl Edwards was on the flight. He’s an emergency management specialist with Homeland Security and Emergency Management. He says there’s still a lot of ice on the middle river.
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Bethel’s tribe Orutsararmiut Native Council held its annual meeting on April 27. There, tribal members re-elected Gregory Hoffman and Glen Watson to serve on the tribal council. Two other people were newly elected to serve on the council. They are Robert Lekander and Bing Santamour.
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After a year and a half, I am leaving KYUK and Alaska. I am going downstates to be with the woman I love in Ohio.
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The Bethel City Council passed a tentative version of its 2013-2014 budget at the last regular meeting. As it stands now, the budget comes in at just over $23.6 million dollars. And that includes over $190,000 for the Bethel Recycling Center.
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