by Greg Lincoln The Bethel City Council passed a resolution that supports the City of Bethel’s Community Transportation Program (CTP) application to request funding for design and construction of the Donut Hole Road in Bethel. […]
by Norm McDonald, Tyler Anderson, and Kent Slaughter As Alaskans eagerly anticipate the delights of the approaching summer, they also worry about the upcoming wildfire season—and rightly so. Last summer’s 590 wildfires burned more than […]
The proposal presented by our governor and some in the legislature leveling a statewide sales tax on all Alaskans defies logic. Nor does it even make horse sense. The governor appears to support a $2700 […]
by Amy Howard On a snowy afternoon, May 2, 2023, graduating students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus (KuC) gathered to be recognized and receive their diplomas. After Maurice Nanalook drummed in the […]
Average 2023 Acceleration Academy graduate has 43 college credits. This year, the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program is proud to announce the largest-ever graduating class of its full-time, academic year Acceleration Academy opportunity. Twenty-eight […]
The 2023 Kuskokwim Ice Classic is open for guesses! Don’t miss out before the latest breakup in a decade has passed you by! The lucky winner will earn 50% of the jackpot raised (in the […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks honored the Class of 2023 during its 101st commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. The university’s first commencement took place in […]
The plaintiffs in a lawsuit over delayed food stamp benefits and the Department of Health (“DOH”) have reached a preliminary agreement to put litigation on hold temporarily while the Division of Public Assistance continues its […]
The Native Villages of Hooper Bay, Chevak and Scammon Bay, and Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., (RurAL CAP) will commemorate the opening of Bay Haven’s developing Child Advocacy Center in Hooper Bay on May […]
by Mary George May 2, 2023, marked the date of the Akiachak 2023 graduation. Held in the gymnasium, 19 seniors and 15 8th graders stood in recognition as they received their diplomas. The affair began […]
Plant a tree. Take a walk in the woods. Start recycling paper products. Whatever you choose to do, the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection encourages Alaskans to take time for Arbor Day on […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management presented over $45,000 in cash prizes and awards during the 2023 UAF Arctic Innovation Competition on Saturday, April 22. The 14th annual competition was […]
by James Cockrell Today (May 15th, 2023), Alaska Peace Officer Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who have given their lives in the line of duty to protect and serve our communities […]
The beautiful and revered ice floed ocean provides hunters Carl and Jeff Lincoln who are brothers with a bearded seal during their successful hunt on the Bering Sea near their coastal home of Toksook Bay. […]
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 […]
Four graduating students from Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska participated in a signing ceremony with North West Indian College of Bellingham, Washington. Mount Edgecumbe Lady Braves Cadence Dull of Toksook Bay, Katherine Jones […]
by ASAA Schools may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship through out the season. Coaches chose the following athletes. CONGRATULATIONS! ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 2023 1A/2A BASKETBALL GOOD SPORT RECIPIENTS Akiachak Olinka […]
by Rafe Johnson The Bethel Schools Archery team traveled to Salt Lake City last week to compete in the NASP Western National Tournament. They competed against all of the schools West of the Mississippi. National […]
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 There are some advances in technology I thank God for. The chainsaw sure saves a lot of sweat and time. The outboard motor sure beats rowing. The telephone is much better than […]
by Frank Keim With its drab olive-green color and white wing bars, the Alder flycatcher seems like an unremarkable bird. It sits almost all day long on high perches in open wet thickets of alder […]
by Peter Twitchell I’ve never said publicly how proud I am of my two sons David and Danny and my daughters Saranne and Suzi and all their accomplishments at their young ages. They have worked […]
by Dave Kutcher So, 50/50 chance of winning sounds like a pretty good opportunity to win a prize. Let’s face it, grabbing a few pull-tabs on your way home from work can be fun and […]
by Dave Kutcher This has been an overriding motto for me for three decades. Helping pre and post retirees keep their principal safe without giving up the opportunity for market-like returns, all while maintaining control […]
by Tad Lindley I was participating in a training session required for all teachers in Alaska. The training was based on a medical condition, and near the end of the training, they dropped this bomb: […]
The Practical Nursing (LPN) certificate program at Alaska Pacific University (APU) has been recognized with accreditation by the Accreditation Commission on Education (ACEN). The program is the only one of its kind in Alaska and […]
by Rick Burke Airman Joel Kim, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, participated in a cake-cutting ceremony for the 10th anniversary of USS Anchorage’s commissioning, May 7, 2023. Kim, who is currently the only sailor serving […]
by Rhonda McBride Alaska Native language experts shared their personal stories at the State Capitol on Friday (April 21st, 2023). They came to talk with lawmakers and their staffers about their work on the Alaska […]
First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Bethel, Alaska on Wednesday, May 17th to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investments to expand broadband connectivity in Native American communities, including Alaska Native communities in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim […]
May 2, 2023Comments Off on Convicted sex offender indicted for 2005 Cold Case
Today (April 19, 2023) an Anchorage grand jury indicted 55-year-old Guy Allan Nelson on two counts of sexual assault in the first degree and one count of sexual assault in the second degree. Nelson is […]
May 2, 2023Comments Off on Raven roosts shrouded in mystery
by Ned Rozell Last week, while getting ready to climb into a bunk, I heard the yell of a raven outside. And then another, and a few more. I pulled on my boots. Outside, a […]
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 […]
Constance Black, known as Connie, was born to Evon Tsekelaralrea and Clara Tsingarkak and given to their daughter Susie Chanigkak and her husband George Chanigkak on about July 19, 1932. Susie and her sister Julia […]
Jeffrey Lee Hoffman “Maarraaq” was born on May 22, 1971 to Nastasia Nick and Robert Hoffman. Jeff was born in Bethel and raised in Nunapitchuk with his late maternal grandparents Nick Upay’aq and Elena Nick. […]
The Langlie & Starr Family would like to say Quyana to those who helped out with Mike Langlie’s passing. Quyana to the Lumber Yard Family: Gonders & May Hoffman, Earlene Harding, Charles Herron, Gilbert Alirkar, […]
May 2, 2023Comments Off on Man indicted for murder in the first degree
A Bethel grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday for 34-year-old Darren Peterson on April 04, 2023. Peterson was indicted for one count of murder in the first degree, two counts of murder in the second […]
April 18, 2023Comments Off on Man indicted for cold case sexual assault from 1995
An Anchorage grand jury indicted 51-year-old Ronald Wade Fischer on one count of sexual abuse in the first degree on March 30, 2023. Fischer is charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old woman behind an Anchorage […]
The Alaska State Troopers were notified on September 28, 2022, at approximately 5:30 pm, of an attempted sexual assault in Kwethluk. Troopers immediately responded to Kwethluk and began investigating the report. Troopers determined that 21-year-old […]
May 4 • On 5-1-23 at 12:14 AM M5 responded to a patient with abdominal pain. Patient was treated and transported to the hospital. • On 5-1-23 at 5:08 p.m. M5 responded to the report […]
Ciquyaq Martin, age 7, cut her first pike fish from manaqing at the mouth of the Johnson River on April 27th. She is the daughter of Michael and Dina Martin. She will give her fish […]
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 […]
