Alaska woman is 1st infantrywoman in state s national guard
April 1, 2021
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BETHEL, Alaska (AP) An Alaska woman has made history by becoming the first infantrywoman in the Alaska National Guard.
Serita Unin, a Cup ik woman, joined the National Guard in 2009 as a generator mechanic and said combat jobs were not available for women at the time, KYUK-AM reported Tuesday.
Unin said in a statement that her leaders later thought she would be a good fit for the infantry and that she warmed to the idea.
Unin in January attended a three-week infantry reclassification course” in Arkansas and graduated in February, the Alaska National Guard said in a statement.
Alaska village gets potable water back after 1 month without
March 8, 2021
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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 filters to filter out any kind of contamination, and then it goes through an RO treatment, which further treats it, said Cindy Christian, the project manager for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Drinking Water Program.
Tuluksak finally gets potable water 6 weeks after treatment plant was destroyed by fire
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Print article BETHEL - The people of Tuluksak have access to potable running water after over a month without it. The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. last Tuesday restored drinking water by installing a reverse osmosis filtration system servicing one collection point at the school, KYUK-AM reported. “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,” said Cindy Christian, the project manager for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Drinking Water Program.