by Greg Lincoln Amendments would grant additional enforcement services in the community related to animal control and care. The volunteer-run animal rescue group, the Bethel Friends of Canines (BFK9s), operates the municipal animal shelter in […]
by Senator James Kaufman Alaska has always been a land of possibilities—a place where innovation meets ambition. Our history, with fishing, resource development, and tourism at its core, shows our ability to forge ahead through […]
Today (Sept. 6th, 2023) John Boyle, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, issued a statement in response to the Department of the Interior cancelling legally-issued oil and gas leases in the Arctic National […]
Four Bethel city council seats are up for election on October 3rd, 2023 and eight candidates are signed up. On the ballot are incumbents Mary “Beth” Hessler, Mark Springer, and Henry S. Batchelor Jr. Other […]
The State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Division of Community and Regional Affairs has announced in a letter that the City of Bethel has been appropriated a FY 2024 Designated Legislative […]
The Bethel City Council will be considering an action memo authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute the contract with Health Fitness for the operations and maintenance of the YK Fitness Center. The item, […]
The Bethel cross country races continue this season with the Seawall Race. The event took place on Friday, September 1st at the Riverview Park by the Lions Club. The first wave of runners featuring Intermediate […]
The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing the release of more methane — a greenhouse gas — into the atmosphere. Beavers, as everyone knows, like to make dams. Those dams cause […]
by Ned Rozell There was a time when Christine Gabriele wondered if she’d ever see one of her favorite creatures again. That 42-year-old female humpback whale — known as whale #219 to Gabriele and other […]
The 2023 Yukon River fall chum and coho salmon run sizes are poor. The fall chum salmon run is unlikely to meet the drainagewide escapement goal, tributary escapement goals, and Canadian treaty objectives. The coho […]
3 year old Kallie Lewis of Kongiganak is happy for her ceturrnat tom cods that were caught at the Ilkivik River on August 22, 2023. photo by Marcy Daniel
Sport Fishing Kuskokwim River tributaries Salmon •Sport fishing for king and chum salmon is closed throughout the entire Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management area due to a below-average king and chum runs in the Kuskokwim River drainage. Sport […]
The state Science Olympiad competition will be held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks for a second year on Feb. 23-24, 2024. Middle school teams from across Alaska are encouraged to participate. Science Olympiad is […]
With five projects currently underway, GCI is bringing fiber to 24 rural Alaska communities. Super-fast internet speeds and unlimited data plans are coming to Deering and Kivalina! The subsea fiber project, recently announced by GCI, […]
by Ned Rozell Numbers of adult peregrine falcons on the upper Yukon River in Alaska have decreased by more than a third in the last three years, according to a scientist who has counted them […]
The Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Anchorage Police Department (APD) have released a first-of-its-kind Missing Indigenous Persons Report. The report provides reliable data and case transparency related to all missing persons in Alaska […]
June 20, 2023Comments Off on ASAA/FNBA 2023 Basketball Good Sport Recipients
Schools may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship throughout the season. Coaches chose the following athletes. CONGRATULATIONS! 2023 Basket2023 Basketball Good Sport Recipients1A/2Aall Good Sport Recipients Akiachak Olinka Lomack Ray Nose Akiuk […]
June 20, 2023Comments Off on ASAA 2023 State Basketball 2A Finals Results
The Alaska Schools Activities Association has released the 2023 State Basketball 2A Final Results from the March 15-18, 2023 2A State Championship, quyana. 2023 2A BASKETBALL GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS FINAL STANDINGS Champion: Tikigaq Runner-up: Metlakatla […]
June 20, 2023Comments Off on 2022 Track and Field Good Sports Awards
by ASAA Schools with 4 or more boys, or 4 or more girls, may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship throughout the season. Coaches chose the folalowing athletes. CONGRATULATIONS! Anchorage Christian Daniel […]
May 19, 2023Comments Off on Dyment of Bethel Triple Crown winner in junior girls wrestling
Claire Dyment of the Bethel Wrestling Club is a Triple Crown Winner in the 14U Girls Division. Dyment won each tournament: Thursday’s Folkstyle, Friday’s Greco-Roman and Saturday’s Freestyle tournaments at the Alaska USA Wrestling State […]
Mmm, popcorn smells and tastes so good. Here is an easy recipe for you to try, especially if you want to make savory popcorn using the old fashioned method. It is a different way to […]
by Tad Lindley Remember how some of those sweepstakes by mail used to let you choose your Early Bird prize if you won? It would be something like a choice between a new sports car […]
by Peter Twitchell We had stable food. All Alaskan Natives that had access to the sea and its tributaries. Seals and the walruses were our natural foods that gave us strength and longevity. We looked […]
by Dave Kutcher Last week we discussed a very specific planning tool (funeral trusts) for those who are on the cusp of qualifying for Medicaid and who are simultaneously looking for a way to be […]
by Tad Lindley For those who are reading on the internet or get the Delta Discovery in the lower 48 and who might be unfamiliar with the term “honey bucket”, let me explain. Where we […]
by Peter Twitchell I want to share my miracle today, and what a day it was after feeling the absence of the privilege of sharing in the joy of my children. I got into Facebook to […]
by Dave Kutcher We have received a few requests for some information regarding trusts. More specifically, we have been asked about Funeral Trusts. In essence, a funeral trust is a trust that is being set […]
August 3, 2023Comments Off on Craig George’s remarkable northern legacy
by Ned Rozell I was sad to learn recently that Craig George was missing and presumed dead when a raft he was floating upon hit a logjam in the Chulitna River on July 5, 2023. […]
by Heather McMillion July is National Recreation and Parks month, and it is a great time to get outside. Being active outdoors offers us many benefits as it connects us with family and friends, helps […]
by Jeff Richardson A new study has found minute levels of chemical contamination in a small sample of Arctic coastal fish species, an encouraging finding for residents who rely on them for subsistence foods. The study […]
The Alaska Arts and Culture Foundation, in partnership with the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA), is pleased to announce the application period is now open for the 2023 Connie Boochever Artist Fellowship. The […]
by Miguel Levya In the mid-to-late 1960s, the Navy’s research lab partnered with the 3M chemical corporation to develop a firefighting solution that would quickly quell difficult hydrocarbon fuel blazes. The result of this collaboration was […]
September 21, 2022Comments Off on BRHS hosts Invitational Volleyball weekend
The Bethel Regional High School volleyball teams hosted a weekend of slamtastic with teams from Chevak and Juneau-Douglas participating. The games started on Friday and continued on through Saturday. The Juneau-Douglas Bears varsity team came […]
Jimmie L. Sparrow age 76 of Rockford, IL and formerly of Baraboo, WI and Wisconsin Dells, WI peacefully passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, September 1, 2023 following an extended […]
Ronald William Whittom, 80 years old passed away on April 3, 2023 while under Hospice Care at his home in Newport, Washington. Ron spent his childhood in California, Idaho and Texas. He graduated from High […]
July 28, 2023Comments Off on Richard Howard Westdahl
Richard Howard “Angutqaiaq” Westdahl was born October 3rd, 1954 to the late Frank and Fannie Westdahl. He was raised by his late grandparents Willie and Elena Sallison. Richard was married to his lifelong friend, Bessie […]
September 1 Judgments Joseph Andrew Brown II, 27 3rd Degree Assault 3 Yrs. Kevin Peter, 23 Fishing Seasons and Periods Districts 1 and 2 $300 Stephen Larson, 21 Driving Under the Influence, 4th Degree Criminal […]
Alaska State Troopers received a report on August 22, 2023, at 1:03 am, of a shooting in the village of Alakanuk. Troopers from Emmonak responded to Alakanuk. Investigators from the Alaska Bureau of Investigation also […]
Today (August 15th, 2023), Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 63-year-old Harvey Hill of Hooper Bay to 20 years with 8 years suspended and 12 years to serve for a 2019 attempted sexual assault […]
July 28, 2023Comments Off on Man sentenced to 23 years
May 25, 2023, Bethel District Court Judge William Montgomery sentenced 31-year-old Daniel Buckingham of Bethel to 30 years with seven years suspended and 23 years to serve for the 2019 sexual assault of a 16-year-old […]
September 7 • On 9-1-23 at 9:42 a.m. medics responded to the report of a person needing transport to Long Term Care. Patient assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 9-1-23 at 2:30 p.m. […]
by Kenneth Hargens 7 December 2021 This incident happened in 2018, I believe. Certainly not any later year. I am sure the month was September as the tourists had left and there was very little […]
July 26, 2018Comments Off on Berry pickers spy Bigfoot
by K.J. Lincoln On Saturday, August 3rd, 2013, a family from Bethel witnessed a very tall, black colored creature walking upright while they were out picking berries. The family of three – the dad and […]
July 26, 2018Comments Off on Hairy Man tracks along the Kisaralik River
by Delta Discovery staff The Kisaralik and Kasigluk rivers snake through the tundra together from the Kuskokwim River and make their way to the Kuskokwim and Kilbuck mountains. Hairy Man people, or Bigfoots, and/or their […]
July 25, 2018Comments Off on Hairy Man sighted in Napakiak
by Delta Discovery staff In late April 2013, a worker at the Napakiak village corporation was just taking a look outside the 2nd story window of the building during the early afternoon hours, when she […]
July 25, 2018Comments Off on Question about Hairy Man or Bigfoot in our land
by Delta Discovery staff By now, you may have read over a dozen stories of sightings of Hairy Man in the Y-K Delta. We still have many more stories that we have collected and will […]
July 25, 2018Comments Off on Whitefish set netters spot Bigfoot
by K.J. Lincoln Two fishermen from Bethel saw a creature too tall to be a human walking upright while checking their whitefish net at the upper mouth of Tarperrnaq River. Dana Kopanuk, was one of […]
Schools may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship throughout the season. Coaches chose the following athletes. CONGRATULATIONS! [...]
