Community Corner with KDLG
A place for timely updates and lively conversation about the goings-on in Bristol Bay. If you have something you'd like to share, let us know! Call 907-842-2200 or email news@kdlg.org.
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Three local and three visiting EMTs will serve the region this summer. KDLG's Christina McDermott spoke with Fire Dept. Coordinator Scott Runzo to learn more.
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On this episode of Community Corner, KDLG's Izzy Ross talked with EMS Prevention Coordinator Laticia Swift about the paperwork for 'life-sustaining treatment' orders.
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Middle and high school students from across Bristol Bay can apply for an arts scholarship program through the Dillingham Arts Council. The deadline to submit a letter of interest is June 15.
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Families with at least one student enrolled in the Dillingham school district can get free meals for each of their kids this summer. The program, called Meals-to-You, is a collaboration between Baylor University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Dillingham's fifth graders spent a recent Thursday outside the classroom, learning from professionals across the community.
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The month of May means community clean-up and fire prevention in Dillingham. For more, KDLG caught up with Dillingham Fire Department Coordinator Scott Runzo.
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Dillingham Fire Dept.'s EMS prevention officer, Laticia Swift, came in to talk about the important of smoke detectors — and how to best set them up in your home.
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Most of the sea ice is gone from Bristol Bay, according to the National Weather Service. That means their bi-weekly sea ice updates have come to an end. For more, KDLG caught up with Kayla Tinker, a sea ice meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Anchorage.
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May 5 is the national day of awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons. A virtual talking circle at noon today will center on how Native women have worked to address and end the epidemic.
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KDLG spoke to Alaska Sea Grant's Tav Ammu about BBEDC's upcoming Business of Fish classes, as well as the AMSEA marine safety training later this month in Dillingham.