The Delta Discovery, Inc.

by Greg Lincoln On November 4th, 2021 history was made as the U.S. Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Land Management completed the first federal land allotments under the Alaska Native Vietnam-era […]

Official results for REAA Elections

by Greg Lincoln Thank you to all of the candidates who ran for a school board seat. The State of Alaska conducted the REAA elections on October 5, 2021 for the purpose of electing local […]

Communities work to preserve and maintain their Yup’ik language

by Greg Lincoln Five communities are working to preserve and maintain their Yup’ik language through native language preservation grants. Each village has their own unique language needs. The Villages of Kotlik, Napaimute, Kwinhagak, Chuathbaluk, and […]

Council approves to accept grant for Fitness Center gym and track

A City of Bethel action memorandum No. 21-36 to accept and approve the FY 2022 State of Alaska, Designated Legislative Grant, approved by the 32nd Legislature for the Design of the Yukon Kuskokwim Fitness Center […]

Inside Bethel News

ONC awarded USFWS Tribal Wildlife Grant

More than $6.6 million awarded to 37 projects in 17 states to bolster fish and wildlife conservation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is awarding more than $6.6 million in Tribal Wildlife Grants to federally […]

Calista Corporation extends CARES Application deadline

by Calista Corporation Staff Over $7.7 million going to eligible shareholders who already applied. Calista Corporation celebrates the success of its CARES Act Tribal relief fund financial assistance program. Six weeks after launching, about 24,000 […]

Calista Education and Culture, Inc. publishes book about Ircenrraat

For over 20 years, the Calista Education and Culture, Inc. (CECI) research team has been interviewing Yukon-Kuskokwim Region Elders about their traditional knowledge and publishing books based on those interviews. During many of CECI’s discussions […]

TKC creates a brighter future for Shareholders through initiatives

The Kuskokwim Corporation is entering the final phase of its Brighter Future Project. The program is bringing energy efficient lighting to the corporation’s Shareholders. As the final step, TKC is sending LED light bulbs to […]

Twinning on Ice

Peter and Jackie Martin, twin boys from Kipnuk, enjoy a day of ice fishing for smelts with their Mom Lorena on the Kugkaktlik River in front of their village of Kipnuk last Friday.

The Alaska Redistricting Board’s last-minute gerrymandering failed Alaska

by Senator Tom Begich Given the opportunity to create a fair legislative map for Alaska, the Chair and a majority of the Alaska Redistricting Board instead chose a radical direction in the last two days […]

Tribal Citizens voice strong opposition to Donlin Gold in recent Orutsararmiut Native Council Survey

Orutsararmiut Native Council (ONC) Tribal Members and other Yukon-Kuskokwim region residents are opposed to the proposed Donlin mine by a wide margin, according to a survey conducted this summer by ONC: 76% opposed the project, […]

Now is not the time to leave Alaskans out in the cold

by Governor Mike Dunleavy Rising oil prices may be good for the state budget, but they aren’t good for the household budgets of Alaskans who are facing skyrocketing increases in the cost of energy. Whether […]

Thank you to our Veterans and their Families

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day: On Veterans Day, we express how grateful we are to all who served in America’s armed forces, and for the sacrifices […]

World Kindness Day

On Saturday, November 13, people around the world will celebrate World Kindness Day. World Kindness Day was founded in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement (WKM) with the pledge to “join together to build a […]

Immunize when you winterize: An annual flu shot plus the COVID-19 vaccine protects Alaskans and our health care system, too

This year’s early snowfall was a reminder that winter is on its way. Alaskans are moving fast to put on snow tires and dig out ice scrapers. Cobwebs and goblins are popping up in stores […]

Shorebirds depend on wee slivers of Alaska

by Ned Rozell Pencil-beaked shorebirds with the ability to stay airborne for a week — flying all the way from Alaska to New Zealand — rely on a few crescents of mudflat to fuel that […]

Human remains found near Juneau

The Juneau Police Department received a report from an employee with Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT), that they had found a deceased person in the woods across from the area of the Auke Bay Ferry […]

Alaskans encouraged to recognize and thank healthcare workers

October 21, 2021 Comments Off

Representatives Tiffany Zulkosky (D-Bethel) and Liz Snyder (D-Anchorage) invite Alaskans to join them, during the week of October 17-23, in recognizing and thanking frontline healthcare workers across the state for their continued service to Alaska […]

Life of a sockeye

October 14, 2021 Comments Off

by Bjorn Dihle On July 22nd, news broke that Bristol Bay was having its biggest sockeye salmon return since recordkeeping began in 1893. More than 63 million sockeye had returned to the bay’s different watersheds […]

The Salmon State — An early fall trip to Hasselborg Lake

October 14, 2021 Comments Off

by Mary Catharine Martin Four years ago this August, my partner Bjorn and I flew into Admiralty Island’s Hasselborg Lake. We fought through thick blueberry bushes and swarms of flies, angled our way up a […]

Beavers not always to blame for fever

September 2, 2021 Comments Off

by Ned Rozell Years ago, I worked for a hunting guide on a river in the middle of Alaska. One of my duties was to drive a motorized canoe full of moose meat upstream to […]

The Dry Drunk Syndrome – Impulsivity

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I don’t have a question to respond to, but I have had many people ask about the dry-drunk syndrome. So, over the next few weeks, I will delve into each […]

Part 2: The Great Tribulation vs. The Wrath of God

by Tad Lindley There is a good chance that many of us will live to see these two events. What are they, and how and when exactly will they happen? I urge you as you […]

Expanding the outlook on life

by Peter Twitchell At the end of August 1970 when I returned home from firefighting and working at the Bristol Bay at the Alaska Pacific cannery I had the strong desire to go to the […]

Mount Rushmore Impersonators Now Vastly Outnumber Elvis Impersonators in the United States

by Tad Lindley Some of you are sitting out there doing your best Mount Rushmore imitation. -Reverend Jeff Arnold Over a fourteen year period beginning in 1927, artist Gutzon Borglum transformed the face of Mount […]

Bus 142 to embark on final journey

by Ned Rozell In a cavernous room within the university’s new engineering building, a bus squats on four flat tires. In this place, the 1946 International Harvester model K-5 looks small, for maybe the first […]

Human remains found and identified

October 14, 2021 Comments Off

The Alaska State Troopers received a report of human skeletal remains found on a small uninhabited island near Craig and Klawock on August 2, 2021. AST responded via the PV Gow’tukan to the area where […]

Connie Boochever Artist Fellowship and AK Literary Awards grants open

October 14, 2021 Comments Off

Applications are now open for the 2021 Connie Boochever Artist Fellowships and the 2021 Alaska Literary Awards. The Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), is […]

Far-north permafrost cliff is one of a kind

by Ned Rozell In northern Alaska, an amphitheater of frozen ground thaws where a northern river cuts into it, exposing walls of ice. The feature, known by scientists as “yedoma,” is the largest of its […]

Wild Geese

October 21, 2021 Comments Off

by Brad Cole I could feel the cold autumn fog blanketing the forest surrounding the village of Tuluksak. Its icy fingers firmly gripped the dried, dusty trees, but the heavy mist was being slowly blown […]

Jayne Hanna named to Dean’s List at Biola University

October 21, 2021 Comments Off

Jayne Hanna of Mekoryuk and Bethel was named to Biola University’s Dean’s List (in La Mirada, CA) for academic excellence. Hanna, a Mathematics major, was one of more than 1,800 students who were named to […]

Bethel man arrested for bank robbery

Bethel Police Communications received a report of a bank robbery on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at approximately 11:00am from the AlaskaUSA Federal Credit Union within the Alaska Commercial grocery store at 135 Ridgecrest. Officers responded […]

Arrest made in Akiachak

The Alaska State Troopers received a report on October 16, 2021, at approximately 1500 hours, that a teacher in Akiachak had sexually abused a juvenile. Troopers responded to Akiachak and investigated the allegations. Upon further […]

“Horseshoe Harriet” Timeline of Events

October 29, 2021 Comments Off

In October 1983, Alaska State Troopers arrested suspected serial killer Robert Hansen. At the time, he was suspected of murdering four women, whose bodies had been discovered in Southcentral Alaska between 1980 and 1983. He […]

Alaska man arrested on federal charges for threatening U.S. Senators

October 14, 2021 Comments Off

A Delta Junction, Alaska, man was arrested Monday in Fairbanks on criminal charges related to his alleged threats against U.S. Senators. The charging documents were filed on October 1, 2021, and have now been unsealed. […]

Bethel Lady Warriors play at State 3A Volleyball Finals

The Bethel Lady Warriors fought a valiant fight but fell to the Seward Lady Seahawks during the opening round of the 3A Volleyball State Championships in Anchorage on November 11th, 2021. Bethel fans were there […]

Bethel Wrestling Invitational at the WarriorDome

Fourteen out of town wrestling squads came to Bethel to compete in the Bethel Wrestling Invitational for high school boys and girls last weekend at the WarriorDome. Alakanuk, Emmonak, Chevak, Hooper Bay, Lathrop (Fairbanks), Mountain […]

Bethel hosts Wrestling Invitational for Elementary/JH grapplers

The Bethel Regional High School hosted boys and girls elementary and junior high teams from all over the region for their wrestling invitational tournament, November 12-13, 2021 at the WarriorDome. Teams from Aniak, Avalanche Wrestling […]

Slamtastic Volleyball Tournament photos

October 22, 2021 Comments Off

Bethel Regional High School. Friday, October 22, 2021.

BRHS hosts Bethel Wrestling Scramble at the WarriorDome

October 15, 2021 Comments Off

Elementary, junior high, and high school wrestlers are getting out on the mats for Bethel’s first home wrestling meet of the season. Teams from the region traveled to the WarriorDome to compete Friday, October 15th-16th, […]

Bethel Regional High School Invitational Volleyball Tournament

September 17, 2021 Comments Off

September 17, 2021 The Bethel Warriors are hosting a volleyball tournament this Friday and Saturday. Teams from Hooper Bay, Valdez, Hutchinson (Fairbanks), and Anchorage Christian Schools converged at the WarriorDome for two days of volleyball […]

Jean Francis Hull

Anchorage resident Jean Hull, 79, died Oct. 12, 2021, at her home with family and hospice caregivers by her side. Visitation will be held Oct. 27, 2021 at Legacy Funeral Homes at 1707 South Bragaw […]

Patrick Minock

October 7, 2021 Comments Off

Patrick Pete Minock, a highly respected Yup’ik artist, passed away peacefully at home, on September 18, 2021. A viewing will be held Tuesday at 2 PM at the Legacy funeral home. 1707 Bragaw Street, Anchorage, […]

Gail Phillips

September 17, 2021 Comments Off

Today, we celebrate the life of Romana “Gail” Phillips. Gail fought courageously but lost her ultimate re-election to the rigors of cancer on March 25, 2021. She passed peacefully surrounded by family, friends, and messages […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel November 8 – 10

Judgments Paul Charles Jr., 58 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Shain Agimuk, 22 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse of Minor 3 Yrs., 15 Yrs. Prob. Gabriel Paul, 27 2nd Degree Sexual Assault 8 […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel November 1 – 5

Judgments William Polty, 40 Violate Conditions of Release, 4th Degree Assault $150, 1 Yr. Prob. Bradley Joseph Panruk, 26 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Pedro John Mark Active, 20 2nd Degree Sex […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel October 25 – 27

Judgments Nastasia Hunter, 42 Driving Under the Influence, Violate $3000, 20 Days, 2 Conditions of Release Yrs. Prob., $150 George H. Evan, 40 2nd Degree Harassment 5 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Andrew David Alexie, 43 […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending November 5

• On 11-1-21 at 4:33 P.M., medics responded to the report of a person that is intoxicated. • On 11-2-21 at 2:08 P.M., medics responded to the report of a person that has altered mental […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending October 29

• On 10-21-2021 Medics responded to a report of a possible allergic reaction. • On 10-21-2021 Medics responded to a report of someone possibly injured on Third Ave. • On 10-21-2021 Medics responded to a […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending October 20