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It’s election day in Bethel, and the polls are open for three different races. There’s the Bethel City Council election, the Lower Kuskokwim School Board election, and the Bethel Advisory School Board election. We’ll walk you through how and where to vote, and who is running. Plus, find out when you can expect to hear results.

Based on the initial count, the candidates who won seats include incumbent Conrad “CJ” McCormick with 325 votes, incumbent Mark Springer with 276 votes, former council member Eric Whitney with 267 votes, and newcomer Mary “Beth” Hessler with 235 votes. Candidates Jared Karr and Jess Schroeder did not win seats under the initial results.

Mark Springer has sat on city council for three full terms. He also sat for two shorter terms. He’s been in Bethel for about 20 years, and in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta for about 40 years in total. One thread in Springer’s recent city council work has been attention to Native issues and politics.

Olivia is a News Reporter for KYUK. Before coming to Bethel, she worked in film in New York City. Her documentary films have screened at festivals worldwide. In 2020 she was an artist-in-residence in Petrozavodsk, Russia. She speaks English, Norwegian, Italian, Spanish, and Russian with decreasing fluency in that order.

Each weekday, the community is invited to "Coffee@KYUK" to discuss news and information relative to Bethel and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

If you want your name on the ballot for the Bethel City Council election this October, you’ll need to apply by this Friday, Aug. 20.

The Orutsararmiut Native Council voted not to retain Mark Springer as the tribe’s executive director. On June 3, ONC Chairman Walter Jim confirmed the

Joaqlin EstusIndian Country Today The state of Alaska is sticking with its 2018 decision to issue a clean water certificate for a proposed gold mine in western

Despite Concerns About Dangerous Mercury Exposure, Alaska Commissioner Rubber-Stamps Donlin Gold Mine Certification Decision follows administrative law judge ruling that mine will result in violations of water quality standards; certificate should not have been issued Contacts Olivia Glasscock, Earthjustice, oglasscock@earthjustice.org, (907) 586-2751 Gloria Simeon, Culture Bearer, gsimeon@gci.net, (907) 545-4463 Bethel, AK — Today Commissioner Jason Brune...

On May 25, the Bethel City Council voted to create positions for youth aged 14 to 17 on city committees and commissions.