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Scientists are now able to monitor two remote volcanoes on the Alaska Peninsula after equipment came back to life this spring.

New workers this summer at the Goodnews Bay processing plan in Platinum will earn what’s believed to the highest starting processing wage in the state.  Coastal Villages Seafood will pay 10 dollars an hour for new employees. That’s up from 9 dollar an hour new workers have started at over the past 4 years. In boosting the wages, the company points to success in the CDQ’s Bering Sea catch as well as local improvements in processing efficiency. Dawson Hoover is the Communications Coordinator for Coastal Villages Regional Fund. 

The ongoing Togiak Sac-Roe herring fishery is down to just one gear group but as KDLG’s Mike Mason reports… the gillnetters had a good day of fishing on Wednesday.

Travis Schiaffo surrendered his license to serve as a law enforcement officer in Alaska amidst unspecified allegations of misconduct.

Brenda Nowatak, 24, has been indicted for her role in causing the death of Trefim Wassillie, Jr, 25, last September near Kokhanok.

A women involved in the seafood processing industry is trying to shed some light on why one area of Bristol Bay has a thriving small seafood processing industry while another area has no small processors at all. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the story.

The federal budget cuts commonly called “Sequestration” are starting to impact the work of several agencies and organizations in Alaska including the Alaska Volcano Observatory. KDLG’s Mike Mason explains.

The final Dillingham School Board meeting of the school year was held Monday night. During that meeting the Board approved the hire of many of the teachers who will staff the district next school year. KDLG’s Mike Mason attended the meeting and filed this report.

The fire that broke out Monday afternoon aboard a large catcher processor is out and no injuries have been reported. The Arctic Storm is a 334-foot catcher processor that works extensively in the North Pacific including the massive Pollock fishery in the Bering Sea.

Alaska Governor Sean Parnell signed a piece of legislation on Tuesday that could be another step towards getting the trapped natural gas on the North Slope to market.

The “Teacher of the Year” for the Dillingham School District was honored Monday night during the final school board meeting of the school year. KDLG’s Mike Mason was there and filed this story.

The Togiak Sac Roe Herring Fishery is still ongoing but one of the 2 gear groups has been closed down. KDLG’s Mike Mason has the details.