The Delta Discovery, Inc.

by Greg Lincoln The Bethel City Council passed an ordinance that removes the Bethel residency requirement for senior citizens sales tax exemption cards. Any senior citizen, even if they are not from Bethel, who are […]

Inspiring elders keep going

by Greg Lincoln Another year is in the books for this journey, the trek up Mount Marathon in Seward that we take each year. Thank you to the good Lord for another year of health […]

World Eskimo Indian Olympics coming up

by Greg Lincoln The 60th Anniversary year for the World Eskimo Indian Olympics, or WEIO, is coming up later this month, to be held in the interior city of Fairbanks. After being put on hold […]

ANSEP students prepare for college and careers with paid internships in the field

This summer 25 of Alaska’s best and brightest are participating in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s Summer Bridge opportunity, which develops recent high school graduates socially and professionally for college and future STEM […]

Alaska National Guard assists with one-day Commissary shopping event in Bethel

by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel The Alaska National Guard is transporting goods for the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to the remote village hub of Bethel, in order to provide discounted groceries to eligible military- […]

For Sale

Houses for Sale Must be moved. Call Shorty at 907-545-3157 for prices. (12)(6/2-cnx) For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call […]

Alaska National Guard donates historical armory to community of Gambell

by 1st Lt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel Divestiture program continues to benefit communities across rural Alaska. JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard Divestiture Program handed over its 37th site, a Federal Scout […]

2021 First Alaskans Institute Summer Interns

First Alaskans Institute (FAI) is pleased to introduce our 2021 Summer Internship Program (SIP) cohort. This year marks 18 years of placing Alaska Native, American Indian, Indigenous, and rural community members into organizations around Alaska […]

Cikaat! Ocean Hooligans

Still Fighting for Alaskan Families

by Governor Mike Dunleavy Last week, I signed a budget that narrowly avoided a government shutdown. It’s a budget that significantly reduces spending by just over $200 million, but ultimately threatens no jobs or programs. […]

A Tribute to Lydia Jacoby

by Senator Dan Sullivan On the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday (June 24th, 2021), Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) recognized Lydia Jacoby, of Seward, a young Alaskan swimmer who will be representing the United […]

I am my River

by Gloria Simeon The following is the testimony of Gloria Simeon provided to the Salmon People event as part of the Red Road to D.C. Journey. I speak as a citizen of the Orutsararmiut Traditional […]

To my fellow dreamers

Thank you so much for joining us for such an incredible day as Virgin Galactic flew to space – and I became an astronaut alongside our wonderful crew. I’m so glad we were able to […]

Applause for Supreme Court Decision for Alaska Native Corporations

ANCSA Regional Association (ARA) and Alaska Native Village Corporation Association (ANVCA) issued the following statement, reacting to the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision holding Alaska Native regional and village corporations should be recognized […]

Happy Independence Day

Happy Independence Day to all! We are celebrating around the state. Whether it is fireworks down in Southeast, parades up north, or just an outdoor barbeque—we are ready to come together as Alaskans and as […]

Canadian border agents seize firearms and endangered goods

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is committed to keeping Canada safe from the threats posed by weapons and undeclared food and animal products. Today, the CBSA announced that border services officers seized eight undeclared […]

The muskox’s odyssey: from Greenland to Alaska

by Ned Rozell Leaving cloven hoof prints from the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, more than 3,500 muskoxen live in Alaska. All of those shaggy, curly-horned beasts came from one group of […]

Musher thanks Arctic Guardians for Iditarod rescue

by David Bedard JBER, Alaska — When veteran Iditarod sled dog musher Aliy Zirkle woke up March 8, she didn’t find herself in a comfy bed. Instead, she awoke to the sight of her dog […]

A trip to a ghost forest of Southeast Alaska

by Ned Rozell Soon, I will fly from Fairbanks to Yakutat, a wild corner of Alaska located at the elbow where Southeast connects with the rest of the state. From there, I will climb into […]

Bowhead whale skeleton surfaces at the Museum of the North

June 11, 2021 Comments Off

by Alice Bailey A bowhead whale skeleton is swimming through the lobby of the University of Alaska Museum of the North. It is rare to see a complete, articulated whale skeleton, where the bones are […]

The secret life of an Alaska fish

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by Ned Rozell In Alaska’s infinite waters swims a handsome, silvery fish. Until recently, we knew little about the Bering cisco, which exists only around Alaska and Siberia. Then a scientist combined his unique life […]

Should I Become a Counselor or Psychologist?

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I am going into my senior year of college, and I am planning to go to graduate school in one of the mental health fields, such as counseling or psychology. […]

Field Sobriety Test

by Tad Lindley H ave you ever been charged with a DWI or a DUI? It usually starts like this: you told yourself you would only have one, because you didn’t want a DUI. But […]

Common Murre -Alpak

by Frank Keim I don’t remember ever seeing Common murres while living and teaching in the YK Delta, but I did see plenty of them in both Togiak Bay and Nushagak Bay while helping two […]

A cleaner future

by Peter Twitchell As a boy in the Early Years of my childhood the sky was clear and the sun shown brightly in the 1950s. Our skies were not polluted like they are today with […]

A trip on the Stikine

by Mary Catharine Martin Each year, my partner Bjorn and I take a river trip. Parenthood (we have a two-year-old and a five-month-old) has also meant that we’re also thinking low-key. COVID meant we were […]

Supreme Court Rules Alaska Native Corporations Eligible for CARES Act Tribal Relief

June 25, 2021 Comments Off

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Don Young, all R-Alaska, today welcomed a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation that upholds the decades-long […]

Fisherman rescued from bay

June 18, 2021 Comments Off

Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to a report of a fisherman in distress who had been swept out into Resurrection Bay from the McDonald’s campground beach in Seward on May 29, 2021, […]

How to make Salmonberry Uqinaq

Salmonberry Uqinaq is a simple and tasty traditional Eskimo dessert made with seal oil and salmonberries. Today, we add sugar for sweetness. If you like seal oil then there is a good chance that you […]

Military Youth Graduation Family Celebration

June 24, 2021 Comments Off

Alaska Military Youth Academy cadets embrace their families after AMYA’s graduation ceremony, held at the Bartlett High School Football Field in Anchorage, June 18, 2021. The ceremony featured 79 graduating cadets and their families. (U.S […]

Tundra Treasure

June 11, 2021 Comments Off

1 year old Luka Jacob of Napaskiak went on his first egg hunting trip while visiting Chefornak with his parents. He found the nest and pointed them out to his dad.

Former Bethel Principal sentenced to 15 years for trying to sexually entice a minor

A Bethel, Alaska, man was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Timothy M. Burgess to 15 years in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for trying to sexually entice a minor. According […]

Ketchikan police arrest 1993 cold case suspect

Officers of the Ketchikan Police Department concluded a 1993 cold case investigation by arresting MICHAEL J. WILLIAMS (52 YOA of Saxman) for Sexual Assault in the First Degree and Sexual abuse of a Minor in […]

BETHEL POLICE DEPARTMENT

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Press ReleaseOn 07/05/2021 at approximately 0320 hours, the Bethel Police Communications received a report of a man with a gunshot wound in the 200 block of Ptarmigan. Police officers and fire medics responded to the […]

Illegal drugs found hidden internally

June 4, 2021 Comments Off

Alaska State Troopers in Ketchikan, along with the Ketchikan Police Department, Ketchikan Airport Police, and Juneau DEA conducted a joint operation to disrupt the flow of illicit narcotics into Southeast, Alaska on February 5, 2021. […]

Bethel Freestyle Wrestling Club travels to Utah

Eight Bethel Freestyle Wrestling Club wrestlers traveled to Provo, UT and competed in some Greco Roman and Freestyle Wrestling Duals as well as 3 separate individual tournaments this month of June. Wrestling for Bethel were […]

48 mushers enter 50th anniversary Iditarod on opening day

Today (June 26th, 2021) the Iditarod announced that 48 mushers have submitted their entries for the 50th running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to start in Anchorage on Saturday, March 5, 2022. The […]

2021 Traditional Games Results

The Traditional Games and Juneau’s NYO team are a community collaboration made possible by the following major sponsors: Sealaska, Sealaska Heritage, University of Alaska Southeast, Central Council of Tlingit & Haida, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, […]

LKSD March Madness Day 2 Semifinals

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LKSD March Madness Day 1

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Bethel Warriors vs Kotzebue Huskies Basketball Action

February 28, 2020 Comments Off

Friday, February 28 ball game at BRHS. Final Score Bethel 67, Kotzebue 40.

George B. Nevak

George B. Nevak worked as a maintenance man with B.I.A. and L.K.S.D. for many years in Toksook Bay and retired after 30+ years. Each of his children had fond memories of him that are dear […]

Michael Wassilie, Sr.

June 18, 2021 Comments Off

Alaska Native Michael Wassilie, 80, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021 at his home in Kenai. Funeral services will be held at St. Agaphia Orthodox Church in Tuntutuliak. Pallbearers will be Michael Wassilie , Jr., […]

Deborah Lee Townsend

June 4, 2021 Comments Off

Born in the steel mill town of Weirton, West Virginia, Deborah Lee Sadler was raised by her grandparents Harold and Martha Leuthke. Despite the black soot commonly raining down from the stacks of nearby blast […]

State of Alaska District Court in BethelJune 28 – July 16

Judgments Brendon J. Keyes, 22 3rd Degree Assault 3 Yrs. Prob. Zachary P.J. Mesak, 24 4th Degree Assault 30 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Jonathan A. Kawagley, 28 Send/Bring Alcohol to Dry Area $1500, 3 Days, […]

State of Alaska District Court in BethelJuly 6 – 9

Judgments George J. One, 23 1st Degree Assault, 2nd Degree Sexual Assault 5 Yrs., 15 Yrs. Prob. Martha Nicolai, 54 4th Degree Assault 30 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Garrett A. Kashatok, 36 4th Degree Assault […]

State of Alaska District Court in BethelJune 25 – July 2

Judgments George J. One, 23 1st Degree Assault, 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse of Minor 5 Yrs., 5 Yrs. Prob. Henry A. Berezkin, 24 3rd Degree Assault 2 Mos., 3 Yrs. Prob. Marcial T. Avalos Sr., […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending June 22

• On 6-5-21 at 8:28 A.M., Medics responded to the report of a person down. Patient assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 6-5-21 at 4:28 P.M., Medics called for report of multiple people […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending June 30

• On 6-25-21 at 22:17 P.M., medics responded to the report of a person with a broken foot. Patient was assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 6-26-21 at 8:20 A.M., medics responded to […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending June 25

• On 6-20-21 at 12:50 a.m. Medics responded to the report of an assault. The patient was assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 6-20-21 at 2:45 a.m. Medics responded to the report of […]

Salmon success

Eek Island Fisherman: tHere’s a picture of George Dylan Hoffman of Eek, 12 years old subsistence fishing with his Dad during the June 15th opener near Eek Island. (Photo courtesy of George Hoffman)

Summer Catch

Aubree Nicholson (age 8) with a nice king salmon that her dad caught on the Kuskokwim River in Aniak. Photo by Lenora Nicholson

Made of Fish: Upcoming Federal Subsistence Fishing Opportunities