aleutians west

The Right Reverend Alexei was elected as the bishop of the Orthodox Church of Alaska in 2022. In May, he made his first visits to some of the farthest-flung parishes in his large, statewide diocese, including St. George in the Pribilof Islands, and then Atka and Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands.

A photo essay following Bishop Alexei of the Orthodox Church of Alaska on his first visit to Atka, one of the westernmost communities in the United States. St. Nicholas Church is one of the oldest Orthodox parishes in Alaska, founded in 1825. There, Bishop Alexei performed the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, which is only served when the bishop is present, as well as St. Nicholas service for the church's patron saint.

Officials hope to wrap up the 2020 Census count in Unalaska before Sept.1, according to Jody Farmer, field supervisor for the Aleutians West Census Area.…

Census workers have begun distributing materials in Unalaska again after a two-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 18, the Census Bureau…