On Nov. 2, Bethel City Council and Orutsararmiut Native Council will meet together for the first time since August 2018. Among the agenda items are a proposed plan to transfer the land under the ONC Multipurpose Building back to the tribe, and a discussion on how the entities can better combat violence.
When Sharon Slim tested positive for COVID-19, she didn’t go to the hospital right away. She was living in Anchorage and taking care of her mother. Since she had worked for over a decade as a Community Health Aide, she knew to monitor her oxygen levels. When they plummeted, she checked herself into the Alaska Native Medical Center.
The sitting council members are expected to vote to accept the results of last week’s election. The council members-elect are newcomer Mary “Beth” Hessler; incumbents Conrad “CJ” McCormick and Mark Springer; and Eric Whitney, who has previously sat on city council.
COVID-19 in the Y-K Delta. Updated when case counts are made available, all information is from the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation's COVID-19 dashboard.
A third Alaska hospital has instituted crisis protocols that allow it to ration care if needed as the state recorded the worst COVID-19 diagnosis rates in the U.S. in recent days, straining its limited health care system.