The council also approved a motion to make its zoom links for meetings available to the public.
The sockeye salmon run is wrapping up in Bristol Bay with zero operational commercial fishing deaths, but after a gutting of the federal workforce, it’s unclear if anyone’s tracking it.
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After more than 10 months without a permanent city manager, the Dillingham City Council presented two candidates at a special council meeting last week.
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A state grant and local funding aim to address longstanding housing challenges for educators in the Bristol Bay Borough School District.
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Results from last week's high school basketball tournament in Dillingham
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Two parked cars caught fire on Main Street Wednesday night. Fire Deputy Coordinator confirms no one was injured in the fire.
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Leonetti brings decades of federal conservation experience to leadership role in the office responsible for overseeing subsistence practices on Alaska federal lands
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Athletes from across the region wrestled in Anchorage last month, with multiple podium finishes and standout performances from Dillingham High School.
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39-year old Dillingham man is accused of entering a woman's home twice in one night and assaulting her in her bed.
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New policy requiring parents volunteer 2 hours per child participating at major events raises participation, with early data showing signs of marked success
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Elementary school performers sang, danced, and embraced their culture, bringing community together for the holiday tradition
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Public Safety
Education
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Politics
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- 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
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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