Bethel, Alaska

• Young woman found dead
  

  Bethel police are investigating the death of a young woman discovered Sunday night.

• AirlineReporter.com: Aviation & Alaska Airlines in the Small Town of Bethel, Alaska
  

  Alaska customer service agents Heidi Tokar and Julie Bilbey , of Bethel, are dressed in a typical winter-weather gear for this remote area of Alaska.

• Bethel authorities warn public to watch for rabies
  

  Concerned about the spread of rabies after encountering a possibly rabid fax, Bethel police and health officials warned the public they should report strangely behaving animals.

• Respiratory virus spikes in Bethel
  

  The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. would like to advise the public to be aware of a recent outbreak of the RSV virus, according to a written statement from the health corporation.

• Bethel police arrest man for shooting at them
  

  A Bethel man faces assault charges after firing a rifle at police on Thursday afternoon, said Police Chief Larry Elarton.

• Rural Alaska, are you ready for 4G?
  

  Widespread cell phone service arrived belatedly in Southwest Alaska -- a little more than a year ago -- but the remote region could be living on the edge of the Internet revolution starting next year.

• Guard to discuss veteran services in Bethel area
  

  The Alaska National Guard Yellow Ribbon Program will be visiting the Bethel area March 1-4 to provide information and assistance to veterans regarding their benefits and entitlements earned while in service, according to a written statement from the Guard.

• State settles lawsuit, agrees to offer voter aid in Yup'ik
  

  TRANSLATIONS: State will provide ballot, voter aid. Published: February 20th, 2010 10:50 PM Last Modified: February 20th, 2010 10:50 PM The state has settled a lawsuit brought by Yup'ik-speaking elders and tribal councils demanding that the Division of Elections provide ballots and voter assistance in Yup'ik. Announced by the Attorney General ...

• Bush schools wait years for upgrades, facilities
  

  More than a decade after a state judge ruled that Alaska's system of funding for new and renovated schools was unconstitutional, the system remains unchanged and the backlog of projects in the Bush amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars.

• Parnell seeks plan for rural school construction
  

  The words in the photo read: "Blocks hold up this classroom. The foundation is crumbling." In Alakanuk, these outbuildings are former shops or garages converted into classrooms.

• Bethel potato farmer dreams of feeding a region
  

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• If it is so incredibly cold....
  

  The paper is called, conveniently, "If It's That Warm, How Come It's So Darned Cold?" and is available in PDF here .

• Advisory vote shows majority in Bethel against liquor sales
  

  Voters in Bethel don't want a liquor store. They don't want a bar. They don't want restaurants serving alcohol.

• Former city administrator of Upper Kalskag found dead
  

  A 65-year-old Upper Kalskag man was found dead outdoors Sunday, troopers say. The discovery of Steven Alexie's body was reported to troopers at about 10 a.m. Troopers say alcohol was involved in the death and there are no signs of foul play.

• Southwest Alaska to get 4G wireless service
  

  In the last year Anchorage got 3G wireless service, many parts of the bush got cell phone service for the first time and 4G was rolled out in the Lower 48.

• Bethel using vote to gauge booze mood
  

  UNCLEAR: Officials not sure how "wet" the residents want community to be these days.

• Bad ice makes villagers' holiday shopping trip risky
  

  Published: December 24th, 2009 12:23 PM Last Modified: December 24th, 2009 12:24 PM Link: KYUK via National Public Radio The Kuskokwim River in winter is supposed to be an ice highway to Bethel from nearby villages.

• Officers say crime up in villages near Bethel
  

  Village police officers in communities near Bethel have noticed an increase in assaults, drunken driving and public inebriation since southwest Alaska's largest city decided to go wet.

• With Bethel 'wet,' crime up in villages, officers say
  

  Alcohol orders are prepared for delivery in Bethel in August, before voters OK'd "wet" status for the city.

City Description

Bethel (Mamterillirmuit in Central Alaskan Yup'ik) is a city located near the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska, 340 miles (550 km) west of Anchorage. Accessible only by air and river, Bethel is the main port on the Kuskokwim River and is an administrative and transportation hub for the 56 villages in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Bethel is the largest community in western Alaska and in the Unorganized Borough, as well as the 9th largest in the state, with a population estimated to be 6,356 in 2006. Bethel is home to the lone detention center in southwestern Alaska, the Yukon Kuskokwim Correction Center. Bethel is also one of the latest cities in Alaska to become a wet city. Annual events in Bethel include a noted dogsled race, the Kuskokwim 300, and Camai, a traditional dance festival held each spring. Bethel, at its original location, was a Yup'ik village called Mamterillermiut, meaning "Smokehouse People," after the nearby fish smokehouse. It was an Alaska Commercial Company trading post during the late 1800s. It had a population of 41 people in the 1880 U.S. Census. The Moravian Church established a mission in the area in 1885, under the leadership of Rev. John Henry Kilbuck,

City Contained By:

• Alaska
• Bethel Census Area
• United States of America
• Unorganized Borough
• Calista

Timezones:

• Alaska Time Zone

Size:

• 126.650418595 km squared

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