Chevak News

As required by state law, the Mora School Board has passed a preliminary budget for the coming 2009-10 school year.

Regular claims for unemployment insurance climbed to 98,788 in March, up significantly from the year-ago level of 75,982. Initial claims for unemployment insurance were also up substantially in March.

A Chevak snowmachiner who apparently got caught in a ground blizzard over the weekend was found dead of exposure, Alaska State Troopers said today.

A Hageland Aviation Services flight was forced to land on a frozen tundra lake Wednesday afternoon, roughly 90 miles outside of Bethel, say Alaska State Troopers.

Postal officials, concerned about the high costs of providing bypass mail service to rural Alaska, have announced plans to go ahead with a measure to create hubs at remote locations.

Twenty more Alaska Natives have joined a lawsuit alleging they were abused by Jesuit priests or people under their supervision in remote Alaska villages.

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Story Created: Jan 16, 2009 at 7:43 PM AKST Story Updated: Jan 16, 2009 at 7:43 PM AKST Multimedia Dozens of Alaska Natives have joined forces and filed a lawsuit accusing the president of Seattle University of ...

A lawsuit has been filed by Alaska Natives who say they were sexually abused by Jesuit priests in remote communities, and the president of Seattle University is accused of covering up the offenses.