Gillnet fishing on the Kuskokwim River near Aniak. (Courtesy Dave Cannon) This June, without warning, power bills in the Kuskokwim River community of Aniak quadrupled in cost, resulting in some of the ...

This summer has been a time of financial hardship in the Kuskokwim River village of Aniak after electricity prices quadrupled in May, leaving its 500 residents with some of the highest electricity ...

BETHEL - Summer was a time of financial hardship in the Kuskokwim village of Aniak. Without warning, electricity prices quadrupled overnight, leaving the village of 500 with some of the highest ...

This story originally appeared at KYUK in Bethel and is republished here with permission. In April, Aniak resident Amanda Hoeldt’s electricity bill was $381.95. In May, it was more than $1,100. “We ...