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The Lake and Peninsula Borough election will be conducted by mail. Borough officials say ballots were sent out to voters and can be filled out and sent back right away. The deadline for sending in the ballot is Oct. 7 and it must arrive at the clerk’s office by Nov. 7 to be counted.
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The noncredit songwriting class at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay campus last week was put on by the Dillingham Arts council.
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The district will lease the apartment complex and rent the eight units to district employees. -
Ecologist Curry Cunningham says the run will include a higher percentage of older, larger fish. -
The previous superintendent resigned, citing “ongoing dysfunction” of the school board. -
The council also passed resolutions related to the port improvement project and personal leave for city staff. -
The budget sees a 10% cut to general operations and another large draw from the city's fund reserves. -
House Bill 233, introduced on the final day of the legislative session, would be the first statewide prohibition on mining in the region, home to the world’s largest sockeye salmon run. -
Local artists’ ‘Abundance’ collection celebrates Bristol Bay beauty -
Shelter reports the dogs are recovering with care and treatment, and is now seeking homes for the group. -
Speaker Edgmon discusses the session's major milestones, including the education funding veto override, new legislation for the state's fishing industry, and the state’s budget reserves. -
A community-informed wildfire mapping tool is now available, offering critical insights as the community faces increasingly severe fire seasons.
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Public Safety
Education
- Dillingham City Council stalemate results in the requested $1.7 million for school district
- Dillingham students explore culture through hands-on lessons in after-school program
- How Dunleavy's decision on the State's education bill could impact Dillingham, Bristol Bay Borough
- Dillingham City School District will need major BSA boost to keep all of its programs
Politics
- Bristol Bay Representative Bryce Edgmon re-elected Alaska’s Speaker of the House, focusing on rural and statewide challenges
- The Dillingham City Council appoints Daniel Decker as acting city manager
- Alaska’s Legislature votes to keep the Wood-Tikchik State Park Management Council
- Dillingham’s city council votes to accept donation from Curyung Tribe ahead of final decision
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The Bristol Bay Fisheries Report, produced by the KDLG news crew, is dedicated to the one-of-a-kind commercial fishery in Bristol Bay. Join us for the latest news, numbers and information from the fishery, plus analysis, stories and conversations.
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Fisheries Headlines
- Despite a safe fishing season in Bristol Bay, mass layoffs at federal agencies spark concerns for the future
- Trump's EPA reaffirms Biden-era Pebble Mine veto
- Green, brown and spiky: Researchers work to better understand sockeye’s relationship to the three-spined stickleback
- Fishermen rescued in multiple close calls across Bristol Bay
- Fishing gear recycling program asks for cleaner nets
- This season’s average sockeye should be bigger than last year’s record low, experts say