Ekwok, AK

Danielle Larsgaard, a commercial fisher and a domestic violence counselor, recently embarked on a new business endeavor: A traveling art studio, called Aliiraq Arts. She aims to hold workshops on how people can use art to process emotion and address trauma. “Bridging the gap between modern art and bringing back...

Danielle Larsgaard, a commercial fisher and a domestic violence counselor, recently embarked on a new business endeavor: A traveling art studio, called Aliiraq Arts. She aims to hold workshops on how people can use art to process emotion and address trauma. “Bridging the gap between modern art and bringing back...

New Stuyahok’s longtime principal, Robin Jones, is leaving the region at the end of the school year. She has accepted an elementary school principal position in Wasilla. In her 9 years as principal of Chief Ivan Blunka School, Jones said that she worked hard to advocate for students in rural Alaska. In particular, she’s passionate about reducing high teacher turnover rates by ensuring new teachers connect to their communities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An Ekwok man was convicted of sexual assault and sexual abuse of a minor following a trial in Dillingham Superior Court. According to a release from the Alaska Department of Law, the jury in the case deliberated about five hours before finding 37-year-old Constantine Akelkok guilty of sexual assault in the second degree and sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree.

The internet was down for days last week around the Nushagak Cooperative service area. The cooperative said it was restored on Saturday. Like other recent outages, this, too, was weather-related. It began on Wednesday afternoon. Telecom General Manager Director Trung Vo said high winds at the Muklung tower blew the antenna pointing at Levelock out of alignment.

Searchers found New Stuyahok resident Andrew Wyagon alive last Thursday, more than 18 hours after he was reported missing, said Alaska State Troopers. Wyagon, 68, had left Dillingham on his snowmachine Wednesday morning, headed for New Stuyahok, a village roughly 50 miles away. But he didn’t arrive. He was reported overdue Wednesday evening.

We have an update on the missing 68-year-old, New Stuyahok resident, Andrew Wagan, who failed to make it home on his snowmachine. He was found alive at 2:37 pm Thursday by ground searchers.

Wyagon was about 40 miles from Dillingham. His snowmachine had been submerged in a creek, but he was able to build a fire, dry himself off and change into dry clothes. Searchers found New Stuyahok resident Andrew Wyagon alive today, more than 18 hours after he was reported missing, said Alaska State Troopers.

Wagan was driving a blue Polaris machine from Dillingham to New Stuyahok. Volunteers and state troopers are searching for him today. Anyone who has information on his current location can call the troopers at (907) 842-5641. New Stuyahok resident Andrew Wagan is missing, according to Alaska State Troopers. Wagan, 68,...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A New Stuyahok man has been found alive after being reported missing when he did not return from a snowmachine trip, Alaska State Troopers say. Troopers said in an online dispatch report that 68-year-old Andrew Wagan was missing after he left Dillingham on Wednesday by snowmachine, heading for New Stuyahok. He had not been found there or in the nearby community of Ekwok by Wednesday night.

Nushagak Cooperative members have been without internet since Wednesday night. That outage could end as early as tonight. Crews will continue to work until the internet is restored. Nushagak Cooperative members have been without internet since Wednesday night. That outage could end as early as tonight, as technicians continue to...

The young woman died on Sunday after a round trip in a small aluminum skiff from New Stuyahok to Dillingham and back. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation has concluded its investigation into the death of Rachel Hanson of New Stuyahok, according to a dispatch post from the Alaska State Troopers.

The Alaska Bureau of Investigation has sent crime scene technicians to assist the investigation. A young woman was found dead in a skiff along the shores of New Stuyahok, according to an Alaska State Trooper dispatch post. Rachel Alexandra Hanson was 25 years old and a resident of New Stuyahok....

In Bristol Bay communities, subsistence is one feature of daily life that has stayed consistent during the pandemic. Now, it’s part of the school’s curriculum. Communities around Bristol Bay have endeavored to protect their residents from COVID-19 for almost a year. The Chief Ivan Blunka School in New Stuyahok was among the many schools that shifted to a mix of in-person and distance learning as a safety precaution. The school decided to use that change as an opportunity to incorporate subsistence into the classroom.

When New Stuyahok shifted to a mix of in-person and distance learning as a safety precaution, the school took the opportunity to incorporate subsistence into the classroom. In Bristol Bay communities, subsistence is one feature of daily life that has stayed consistent during the pandemic. Now, it’s part of the school’s curriculum.