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September 2026
Court-ordered review models what a large Donlin Gold dam failure would do downstream
A court-ordered review modeled what a Donlin Gold dam failure would do downstream. The Corps calls any failure extremely unlikely; the worst cases are severe.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago4 min readFrom 
Kuskokwim Corporation hosts first Evening with an Elder on Zoom Oct. 1
The Kuskokwim Corporation hosts its first Evening with an Elder on Zoom Oct. 1, with Jennie Zaukar and Ann Fienup-Riordan, as it marks 50 years.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Aniak's Bush-Tell has drawn more than $12 million in federal support to serve river villages
An Aniak phone company has drawn more than $12 million in federal support to keep calls and internet running in villages along the Kuskokwim and Yukon.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Palmer pilot and Michigan passenger killed in eastern Alaska plane crash
Two people died when a Piper Super Cub went down in eastern Alaska on Sept. 17, two days after a separate crash near Aniak killed two men.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom 
Aniak basketball still plays as the Halfbreeds
Aniak basketball still uses a nickname students chose in the late 1970s to express the community's mixed Alaska Native and white ancestry.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Kuskokwim closures lifted because the coho run ended, not because it recovered
Six weeks of Kuskokwim subsistence closures lifted Friday, not because the coho finally came back but because the run is over for the year.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Two men die in a plane crash near Aniak, Troopers say
Two men were killed when a small plane crashed after taking off from a moose camp near Aniak, Alaska State Troopers said.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
August 2026
Former Rep. Carl Morgan, mayor of Aniak and Kuskokwim Native leader, has died
Former state Rep. Carl Morgan of Aniak, who served in the House from 1999 to 2004 and led communities along the Kuskokwim River, has died. Gov. Dunleavy will order flags lowered statewide.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
More from Aniak
The state closes Kuskokwim subsistence coho fishing as the run lags
The state closed subsistence coho fishing on the Kuskokwim River, cutting off a key food source mid-run as the coho run comes in far below average.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
June 2026
Aniak River closed to all king salmon fishing, including catch-and-release
Alaska closed the Aniak River to all king salmon fishing, including catch-and-release, from June 5 to July 25 to protect spawning numbers despite overall Kuskokwim escapement meeting targets.
by Bill AlaskaNews5mo ago1 min read
Darren Morgan Deacon files for Alaska State Senate District S
Darren Morgan Deacon, a former tribal chief from Kalskag, filed as a Republican for Alaska State Senate District S on a platform of full Permanent Fund dividends and subsistence rights protection.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 5mo ago1 min read
About Aniak
Aniak (Anyaraq) is a community on the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon-Kuskokwim region of Alaska, within the Bethel Census Area. It serves as a hub for subsistence fishing, aviation and public safety for villages along the river.
Subsistence salmon management shapes life here, with state closures of Kuskokwim coho fishing when runs lag and closures of king fishing on the Aniak River to protect spawners. Small planes link Aniak to fish camps and moose camps, and crashes near the community draw responses from Alaska State Troopers.
Aniak is home to Bush-Tell, a phone company that keeps calls and internet running in villages along the Kuskokwim and Yukon, and it lies in the region of the Kuskokwim Corporation. Communities downstream on the river weigh the Donlin Gold mine project and what a failure of its tailings dam would do downstream.