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Bristol Bay’s setnet fleet will decide by October whether to join the Regional Seafood Development Association. A ‘yes’ vote would provide funding for setnetters and unify the set and drift fleets, according to the association. But some setnetters are concerned the association’s 1% tax on their catch isn’t worth the investment.
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Hill is running as the incumbent for seat C for the Lake and Peninsula School Board. The election is October 3, 2023.
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Ron Johnson is running uncontested for Dillingham City Council seat F. The election is October 3, 2023.
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Schollmeier is running uncontested for Seat C on Dillingham's school board. The election is October 3.
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District officials say schools closed as a cautionary measure, and that an identical threat was sent to districts around the state.
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That’s according to the preliminary preseason forecast from the Fisheries Research Institute in Aleknagik. The forecast reports on Bristol Bay as a whole, and researchers say it gives members of the fishery perspective two months before the formal forecast is announced.
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After two unexpected resignations late last month, Dillingham Public Safety staff undertook jail operations for short-term transfers.
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In their fight to regain access to Qayassiq, tribal leaders created a model for communities to act as equal management partners.
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Two Bristol Bay residents are spearheading an indigenous-led environmental monitoring program. Mary Hostetter and Bill Kane say their work, while still in its planning stages, is a foundation for an indigenous guardian program. The project recently won a 2023 Edge Prize.
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Joshua Wahl was indicted earlier this week by a superior court. He has pleaded not guilty to murder.
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The district plans to purchase the tank with grant money from the US Department of Agriculture.
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