Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel
Anna Rose MacArthur is a reporter at KYUK in Bethel.
Bethel’s winter shelter opens for third season
As December begins, leading deeper into the cold season, the Winter House will open its doors today for the third year. People needing a safe place for the night will once again find a meal and warm mat in Bethel.
Bethel granted 2 liquor licenses
Alcohol sales are coming to Bethel — legally — for the first time in 40 years.
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Inupiaq school in Kotz fundraises for Yup’ik sister school
When the Nikaitchuat Ilisagviat Inupiaq immersion school opened in Kotzebue, its founders turned to Bethel’s Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Yup’ik immersion school for guidance. With Ayaprun’s building destroyed earlier this month in a fire, its Inupiaq sister school is stepping in to offer support.
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ABC Board to consider two Bethel liquor license applications
On Thursday, Nov. 19, the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will review two Bethel liquor license applications—one for AC Quickstop and another for Bethel Native Corporation. Bethel has not had a liquor store for over 40 years.
Inupiaq school rallies support for Yup’ik sister school
When the Nikaitchuat Ilisagviat Inupiaq immersion school opened in Kotzebue, its founders turned to Bethel’s Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Yup’ik immersion school for guidance. With Ayaprun’s building destroyed earlier this month in a fire, its Inupiaq sister school is stepping in to offer support.
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AVCP aims to establish tribal court in every YK village
An Alaska non-profit wants to do something new — set up courts for about one-fourth of Alaska’s tribes.
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Bethel passes anti-discrimination law
Bethel City Council has passed laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity for city employees and contracted workers.
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Bethel declares local disaster after Kilbuck fire
Bethel City Council has declared a local government disaster following the Kilbuck fire that incinerated the Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Yup’ik immersion school and damaged the Kuskokwim Learning Academy school and dorms.
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Support pours in as Bethel school re-opens
Ayaprun Elitnaurvik students returned to school today after four days without classes following the Kilbuck fire.
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Bethel visit humanizes Kilbuck fire to Gov. Walker
Gov. Bill Walker visited Bethel Friday to meet with city and school officials as well as teachers and students displaced by Tuesday’s fire that incinerated the Kilbuck campus, housing two schools and residential dorms.
Gov. Walker to visit Bethel following school fire
The Governor and local lawmakers have committed their support to Bethel following a fire at the Kilbuck campus that destroyed one school and damaged another along with a set of dorms.
Gov. Walker to visit Bethel after Kilbuck blaze
State officials have committed their support to Bethel following a fire at the Kilbuck campus that destroyed one school and damaged another along with a set of dorms.
Fire marshals investigate Kilbuck blaze in Bethel; Cause not yet determined
Fire marshals are on the scene in Bethel investigating the Kilbuck campus fire. They’re photographing the site, talking with the fire department, and interviewing witnesses, trying to assess the damage and cause of the destruction.
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Bethel finalizing state disaster request after school fire
The City of Bethel is working towards declaring a state of emergency after a fire destroyed the Kilbuck campus, housing two schools and dorm buildings.
Yup’ik artifacts spared in Bethel school fire
Emergency responders in Bethel have a raging school fire under control, but not before it caused substantial damage to the building.
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Grant poised to bring Oscarville well back from the grave
Over a decade ago, Oscarville’s community well broke down. Then, this summer, the school well failed too. Residents in the small Kuskokwim village have reverted to using rain and river water. Last week the community landed a major grant to fix that.
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Crew breaks though ice clot in Bethel’s frozen well
The ice blocking an essential well for Bethel schools has finally cracked. Officials discovered the frozen well in September and spent almost a month thawing the impasse. Water is now pumping, but the well still isn’t in the clear.
Bethel puzzles over how to unclog a seriously frozen well
An ice chunk is blocking an essential well for Bethel schools. For almost a week, maintenance crews have been melting the ice, while the city delivers water to the campus. So far, there’s no end in sight to how deep the impasse runs.
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YKHC lands huge loan for new hospital
The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation has secured the majority of the funds needed to expand its facilities in an effort to improve health care throughout the YK Delta.
Bethel voters back liquor store, sin taxes
Unofficial results for Bethel’s municipal election are in.
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