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The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, like the rest of the nation and the state, is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases. This morning on “Coffee at KYUK,” News Director Anna Rose MacArthur checks in with those on the front lines of the battle against the pandemic: YKHC Chief of Staff Dr. Ellen Hodges and YKHC Director of Environmental Health and Engineering Brian Lefferts. Listen
After the commission closed the hearing, members approved the application. Chair Don A. Mitchell confirmed that all commissioners had reviewed the updated documents, noting that the structure would be placed on a slab and located away from wetlands. Director of Planning George Benson assured the commission that the land use office had reviewed the plans to determine there was no need to refer the matter to the Inland Wetlands Commission. Commissioner Corinne Cox expressed concern regarding the height of the building, which does not contain a second floor but does include a loft. She confir...
BETHEL (AP) — The people of the village of Tuluksak have potable running water back after over a month without it.
Alaska village gets potable water back after 1 month without March 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — The people of the village of Tuluksak have potable running water back after over a month without it. A fire destroyed the village's water purification plant in January, KYUK-AM reported Friday. Until the first week of March, residents relied on donations of bottled water. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation last Tuesday managed to restore drinking water by installing a reverse osmosis water filtration system, which is also known as RO. “It goes through a series of filte...
On March 2, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation was finally able to restore continuous access to drinking water in Tuluksak with a reverse osmosis (RO) water filtration system. Several weeks ago, YKHC started piping river water to the school, but that water is not considered drinkable. A pump pulls up water from the Tuluksak River to the school, where villagers can also do laundry. The new RO filtration system expands on that pumping system. “It goes through a series of filters to filter out any kind of contamination, and then it goes through an RO treatment, which further treats it...