State creates director of rural education job


As news spread of some rural Alaska schools facing possible closure because of low enrollment,

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APOC continues to weigh primary election complaints

Charges and counter-charges continue to shape the battle between both sides of last August’s Ballot Measure 4 as the Alaska Public Offices Commission weighs claims before setting a hearing date.

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Tagging projects help track fish migration

Have you ever caught a tagged fish? Certainly it happens. Tagged fish are out there and we live in an area where most people spend a great deal of time fishing, whether it’s sporting, commercial or subsistence in nature. With fishing season once more upon us —and with three major tagging projects about to get under way — biologists for both the Togiak Refuge (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game wanted to give area anglers a heads-up about fish tagging and those three impending projects.

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Wildlife trooper heads to Marshall to investigate fishermen

A state wildlife trooper is headed to the village of Marshall to investigate subsistence fishermen who said they fished during a closed period in an act of civil disobedience.

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Civil disobedience on the Yukon; Marshall fishermen ignore closure

In an act of civil disobedience, fishermen in six boats left the village of Marshall on Friday to go subsistence fishing on the Yukon River, though fishing was closed, said one of the protestors.

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Cable guys to speed up rural communication

Those GCI ads on TV about snail Internet aren’t so funny in Bush Alaska.

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Help arrives for Alaskans’ flood recovery

William Koontz and other officials with the Small Business Administration sensed getting the word out and the work done to help Alaskans hurt by spring flooding could be a little different because of location.

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New fishery panel aims to hear rural voices

Acknowledging that a “cultural and communication gap” exists with rural Alaskans, federal managers for North Pacific fisheries have created a committee to take input from Alaska Native communities.  

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Free lunches to fill kids' stomachs in villages

With requests for help on the rise, a food bank expects to provide thousands of free lunches in rural Alaska this summer.

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Letter: Yukon fishermen suffer, pollock industry goes unpunished

“Until further notice.” 

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Senators to take climate tour of Alaska

To see first-hand the impacts of climate change on America’s only Arctic state, U.S. Sen. Mark Begich is attracting a number of senators to Alaska this August, a news release says.

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Money for sewer, water evaporates

Villages that never had running water may have to wait longer for service — a growing gap in federal aid is challenging the state’s ability to provide safe water and wastewater systems.   

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Selawik agrees to pay $250,000 utility debt

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative won’t cut the power in the village of Selawik.

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Free heating fuel finally headed to villages

Millions of dollars worth of free heating fuel, courtesy of the Venezuelan government, is finally headed to Alaska villages.

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Tribes seek changes in ANCSA

A tribal advocacy group wants to create a land base for Alaska tribes, possibly by taking it from village corporations.

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Rural Alaska gets voice in NPFMC committee

Amid accusations that Western Alaska residents don’t have enough input into federal fishery decisions, the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council has created an advisory committee on Alaska Native and rural issues, according to the council’s latest newsletter. 

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Utility to Selawik: Pay $250,000 or lose power

The power company for Selawik is threatening to cut off the electricity if the city government there doesn’t cough up $80,000 by the end of today, June 15.

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Groups without a voice need seats on federal fish council

(Editor’s note: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council, in an effort to reduce the amount of king salmon taken by the pollock fishing fleet, recently approved an incentive-based plan that will allow the fleet to catch up to 60,000 king salmon a year without penalty.

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Web site is watchdog for environmental change in rural Alaska

Fish with strange spots. Sinkholes in the tundra. Crumbling river banks.

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Flood damage to public facilities tops $7 million -- 90 homes suffered 'major damage' or destroyed

At least $7.2 million will likely be needed to repair the roads, airports and other public facilities damaged by recent flooding in several rural Alaska villages, according to a preliminary report from the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

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Policies in planning stage for critical habitats

The planning team for the Bristol Bay Critical Habitat Areas Management Plan met last month in Anchorage to continue its discussions on drafting goals and policies.

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Patriots’ military mission: seek, kill and enjoy halibut

RESURRECTION BAY — No matter where you reside in Alaska’s vastness — a rural village, the big city — military personnel make their presence known and a lot of men and women in uniform make themselves at home.

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State listens while Yukon River people wait

I traveled to Mountain Village and Emmonak on Saturday to listen to concerns raised by the village community members regarding the upcoming summer fishing season and how restrictions are going to be implemented on the chinook salmon, the stable and food for many families on the Yukon River.

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Saying food is in short supply, fishermen talk of flouting rules

Fishermen on the lower Yukon River will get the king salmon they need to feed their families, even if it means getting a ticket or going to jail, two Native leaders said.

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[Video] Camai 2009 Dancers

 

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[VIDEO]Governor Palin talks with Nicholas Tucker

 

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