The Alaska Federation of Natives, the state’s largest statewide Native organization, chose for its 2022 Convention keynote speaker Representative Mary Sattler Peltola. After winning the special election and becoming the first Alaska Native and the […]
The Biden Administration and its federal agencies exceeded their authority when they mandated a COVID-19 vaccine for Head Start workers and masks for participating children, according to a U.S. District Judge’s ruling today (Sept. 21st, […]
by AVCP Staff AVCP will be providing daily updates as the damage assessment following Typhoon Merbok continue. We will also be providing updates on efforts by AVCP, state and federal partners to coordinate relief and […]
More than 100 members of Joint Task Force Alaska deployed to the hub communities of Bethel and Nome today (Sept. 21st, 2022), as part of Operation Merbok Response, to support recovery efforts across Western Alaska. […]
Calista urges affected communities to send requests for assistance. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is actively working with local communities, State of Alaska officials and emergency agencies on a statewide coordinated response to the September 2022 storm […]
Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration for the 2022 September storm currently impacting the west coast of Alaska (on September 17th, 2022). The disaster declaration activates the State Emergency Operations Plan, bringing together a […]
This is a letter dated September 17, 2022 to the Honorable Governor Dunleavy from the Association of Village Council Presidents. Dear Governor Dunleavy, Thank you for declaring a disaster for communities impacted by Typhoon Merbok. […]
by Alaskans for Better Elections Alaska’s Election System gave Alaskan voters more choice, voice, and competition on Election Day. A near-record number of Alaskan voters participated in the August 16, 2022 Special Election. When surveyed […]
In addition to the three candidates that are listed on the ballot, the City Clerk’s Office certified Henry S. Batchelor Jr. as a write-in candidate. Bethel City Clerk Lori Strickler made the announcement on August […]
Leonard Hicks of Trussville, Alabama is awaiting confirmation by the Bethel City Council to be the new Chief of Police for Bethel. His confirmation will take place during the Bethel City Council’s September 13th, 2022 […]
“Write-in my name to represent State House 38.” Cama-i, My name is Myron P. Naneng Sr., and I am asking you to write in my name on the ballot for State House District 38. We […]
by Paxton Alexie and Lacey Samuelson Our ALPAR Program is now over with and are waiting for our prizes to arrive so we can hold a celebration for their hard work. Unfortunately, we were not […]
The Bethel Crane Run for elementary runners took place last Friday, August 26th, 2022 at the host school – Gladys Jung Elementary. Runners from Ayaprun Elementary and Bethel Regional High School also participated in the […]
From oil and gas companies to federal agencies, ANSEP strategic partners offered unmatched educational and professional opportunities for Alaskans this summer. This summer, 21 students from across Alaska participated in the Alaska Native Science & […]
Three people have signed up for the 2022 City of Bethel Regular Municipal Election to be held on October 4th, 2022 and there are four seats open. The City Clerk’s Office has certified three candidates, […]
“Write-in my name to represent State House 38.” Cama-i, My name is Myron P. Naneng Sr., and I am asking you to write in my name on the ballot for State House District 38. We […]
The first cross country race for elementary runners in Bethel took place last Friday – the Mamterilleq Mile cross country race for grades 4th – 8th. Excited fans converged at the Ayaprun Elitnaurvik School to […]
A drug-sniffing dog may soon be a part of the Bethel Police Department to help take drugs off the streets of Bethel, reduce drug-related violence, and saving lives. The City of Bethel has an opportunity to […]
Upgrades represent millions of dollars of investment from Alaska’s most-remote communities to its largest urban hubs. From some of Alaska’s smallest, most-remote communities, to its largest urban center, GCI expects to invest approximately $150 million […]
On Friday, August 5, HB 184, a bill codifying the Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact, automatically became State law without the Governor’s signature. The Alaska Tribal Child Welfare Compact began in 2017, under Governor Bill […]
by Mary Catharine Martin Klawock Indigenous Stewards and partners are restoring damaged salmon streams — and working to rebuild Klawock Lake’s once prolific sockeye salmon run. In the early 1990s, when Quinn Aboudara was about […]
On July 28, 2022, hunting guide and outdoor writer Paul Dewitt Atkins, 56, agreed to a plea agreement for illegally harvesting musk ox from Kotzebue on a subsistence permit. Atkins claimed Alaska residency when he […]
In an effort to support rural Alaska residents who utilize the state’s Power Cost Equalization (PCE) relief, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy signed Senator Lyman Hoffman’s Senate Bill 243 (SB 243) last week (July 19, 2022), […]
The City of Bethel Police Department will be hosting a free ATV/side by side safety inspection/information gathering on August 6th, 2022 outside of the Cultural Center. Please come and join Lt. Poole from 10A.M to […]
Absentee In-Person and Early Voting begins Monday, August 1, 2022 for the “Pick 1 Primary,” which is on the front of the ballot. The top four vote getters will advance to the November 8, 2022 […]
For the second year in a row, a record number of sockeye have returned to Bristol Bay. Through July 14, Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimates 69.7 million sockeye returned to the Bay and […]
A committed and lucky birdwatcher in Alaska may see an elusive bluethroat north of the Brooks Range, catch a glimpse of the bold markings on a harlequin duck as it zips along an Interior river, encounter […]
by Alice Bailey A new paper published in Science Advances synthesizes the impact of metal and coal mines on salmon and trout in northwestern North America, and highlights the need for more complete and transparent […]
Applauds Federal District Court’s Actions to Prevent the State of Alaska from Interfering with Rural Subsistence Fishing. Last month, the United States sued the State of Alaska for interfering with the implementation of the Alaska […]
Governor Mike Dunleavy signed House Bill 209 “An Act relating to emergency firefighters” yesterday (June 20th, 2022) in Fairbanks that will help build the State’s mostly rural-based firefighting crews, strengthen local economies, and provide enhanced […]
by Victoria Granado As tundra wildfires in Southwest Alaska burned closer to the villages, approximately 50 people from Mountain Village, Pilot Station, Pitka’s Point and St. Mary’s were relocated to the Alaska National Guard armory […]
by YKHC On Saturday, June 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave final approval for two COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months to 5 years old, one manufactured by Pfizer and […]
Avoid long hold times or a drive to a local Trooper post by reporting certain crimes online. The Alaska State Troopers have launched a new crime reporting system that will allow Alaskans to submit information […]
Last week, as fire conditions of the East Fork tundra fire appeared poised to reach St. Mary’s and Pitka’s Point, it also began to threaten access to both the St. Mary’s and Mt. Village airports. […]
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski today (June 10th, 2022) announced the names of eleven interns and two intern coordinators who will work in her Washington, DC office this summer. These young Alaskans will get an up-close […]
by DPS Staff Alaska State Trooper and Alaska Wildlife Trooper receive awards. The Directors of the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers announced the recipients of the 2021 Trooper of the Year Award for […]
Longtime Bethel farmer Tim Meyers has been appointed by Governor Dunleavy to serve on the Alaska Food Security and Independence Task Force. Alaska imports approximately 95 percent of the food purchased by Alaskans, making our […]
by SalmonState Staff Today (May 25th, 2022), as a record-breaking forecasted run of more than 70 million sockeye salmon make their way toward Bristol Bay, Alaska, the Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed protections for the […]
by the Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association AVCP and many other Western Alaska organizations have requested that the Area M Seiners Association agree to stand down during the June 2022 commercial fishing openers to ensure escapement […]
Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Chief Executive Officer Vivian Korthuis has been appointed to serve as commissioner on the Not Invisible Act Joint Commission of Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians Commission. Interior Secretary Deb […]
by Representative Tiffany Zulkosky, House District 38 Serving the lower Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the Alaska State Legislature over the past five years has been a profound honor. Truthfully, it’s a job I never thought I […]
by Delta Discovery Staff A n adventurous pair can be found in Bethel’s very own Bailey McCallson and Tecumseh Hensely. They had a grand adventure on the Kuskokwim this past week, sailing their self-made log […]
A University of Wyoming biomedical sciences Ph.D. candidate has been accepted into the Marine Biological Laboratory summer program in neuroscience, excellence and success (SPINES), located in Woods Hole, Mass. Whitney Walker, of Bethel, Alaska, is […]
by the Yukon Delta NWR and the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission On May 2, 2022, the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Manager announced by emergency special action 3-KS-01-22 that the Federal government will assume […]
by Lucy Peloso and Katie Rearden The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) College of Rural and Community Development (CRCD) Kuskokwim Campus (KuC) held its forty-eighth commencement ceremony on Friday, April 29, 2022, at the Yupiit […]
The Office of Subsistence Management has selected the winners of the 2022-23 Student Art Contest: Carl Teg’aaq, age 11, from Bethel won in the wildlife category, and Rea Koy, age 13, from Anchorage won in […]
The Office of Subsistence Management has selected the winners of the 2022-23 Student Art Contest: Carl Teg’aaq, age 11, from Bethel won in the wildlife category, and Rea Koy, age 13, from Anchorage won in […]
by Cindy Andrecheck University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus (KuC) is pleased to announce its Student of the Year Awards. Full-time Student of the Year Award was presented to Theresa J. Arnaqulluk Hooper, originally from […]
The Bethel Warrior Cheerleaders were awarded the 2022 Academic Award at the Alaska School Activities Association Cheer State Championship Competition on March 22nd, 2022 at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. The team’s GPA of […]
by Alaska National Guard Public Affairs The Alaska Army National Guard’s Golf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion will conduct its federal, annual training requirements in western Alaska this year from April 30 to May […]
Ayaprun Elitnaurvik expanding for 2022-23 school year. The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development approved the expansion of the Ayaprun Elitnaurvik charter school to include 7th and 8th graders early this month (March 2022). […]
by the Alaska Division of Forestry Apr 24: Friday afternoon at 4:15pm, DOF’s aerial mapping specialist Matt Snyder took his fifth observation flight of the now 9,693 acre Kwethluk Fire (fire #012) burning in the […]
The project team for the Tundra Ridge Road Rehabilitation plan hosted an open house for the community of Bethel to provide an update on the project – the road project that would complete the Bethel […]
by Kale Casey On Saturday April 16th, several commercial aircraft reported smoke around midday from wildfire #012. The fire burning in Limited was confirmed using FAA Weather Aviation cameras in Kwethluk, Bethel and Napakiak. A […]
by Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission As we begin to put away our winter gear and start to think about summer fish camp, Kuskokwim fisheries managers are hoping to hear from you about the upcoming […]
The Bethel City Council will be looking at a proposed ordinance that will amend the Bethel Municipal Code to prohibit the operation of marijuana establishments in the City of Bethel. The proposal states that a […]
The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced today (April 7th, 2022) that the Kuskokwim Consortium Library is among 30 finalists for the 2022 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The Kuskokwim Consortium Library […]
Attorney General Treg Taylor joined a coalition of states in a lawsuit against the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). challenging the mask mandate on public transportation. The lawsuit asserts that the state of […]
Over 35,000 Shareholders to receive largest-ever distribution. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is pleased to announce its largest-ever Shareholder distribution of $9.8 million will occur on or before April 13. This distribution is 17 percent larger than […]
A new type of GCI technician will help ensure the longevity of GCI’s AU-Aleutians Fiber Project. GCI’s AU-Aleutian Fiber Project isn’t a one-time investment. Even once the subsea fiber is in the water, the groundwork […]
The 2022 special awards given to mushers during and after Iditarod 50 were presented at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race awards banquet in Nome on Sunday, March 20. The awards, in entirety, are listed […]
The Kuskokwim 300 race committee hosted the 50-Mile Challenge on March 19th, 2022 and the winner of the race is Jackie Larson of Napaskiak. “Twelve teams competed on a fast 50 mile trail from Bethel, […]
by Bjorn Dihle I n 2019, a young fisherman was walking through a boatyard in Naknek, Bristol Bay, when he bumped into a brown bear feeding from a dumpster. It was night when bears are […]
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) and Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) have teamed up to make life easier for Delta bison, less troublesome for Delta farmers, and safer for motorists traveling the […]
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) is currently accepting applications until April 28 for the annual Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association’s (ICUA) Youth Rally and Scholarship Program. Three high school students will be selected from the AVEC […]
Spring is only 3 weeks away and Vitus Marine is busily preparing for the first barge runs into Western Alaska. When the barges arrive, it will generally be good news, but fuel prices this spring […]
by Justin Willis Her grandson was six weeks old and she brought him into the clinic for a Well Child check and his first set of immunizations. As I gave him his vaccinations, I noticed […]
Individuals and organizations can apply; deadline is March 30. As part of a continuing effort to improve food security for Alaskans, the state Division of Agriculture is offering $2 million in grants to individuals and […]
Alaska Pacific University (APU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Janelle Vanasse as its next president, effective June 1, 2022. “Dr. Vanasse has a wealth of educational leadership in Alaska Native communities that […]
In the Yup’ik culture, we embrace each other with a warm and welcoming greeting by offering a hand to shake accompanied by the exclamation, “Cama-i!” It is in that same spirit we announce that a […]
by Representative Tiffany Zulkosky February 25, 2022 Dear friends + neighbors, The work of the FY23 budget subcommittees in the House is coming to a close this week. As standing and policy committee work resumes, […]
Troopers and local law enforcement actively working to collect owed DNA. The Alaska Department of Public Safety and our local and state law enforcement partners have begun collecting nearly 20,000 DNA samples that are lawfully […]
In a newly created position, a retired Alaska State Trooper returns as VPSO operations director to reimagine the 43-year-old Village Public Safety Officer program. On FirstHand, the podcast, Joel Hard says VPSOs are so critical […]
by BCSF Staff The 14th Annual Best in the West small business competition is now open and accepting applications. The first deadline is February 23rd at 5 pm. Anyone who lives in the YK Delta […]
Today (Feb. 8th, 2022), the Alaska Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 9 modernizing laws governing Alaska’s alcohol industry. The total Title 4 rewrite bill allows the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to regulate the alcoholic beverage […]
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced three bills on February 11, 2022, a portion of the People First Initiative, intended to address several public safety issues in Alaska. The three pieces of legislation focus on statutory […]
by AVCP Staff Bill includes Alaska Tribal Public Safety Empowerment subtitle. The Association of Village Council Presidents thanks Senator Lisa Murkowski and her Senate colleagues for introduction of the Bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act […]
by Representative Tiffany Zulkosky February 11, 2022 Dear friends + neighbors, Greetings from Juneau! I hope you are well and have remained warm during this recent stretch of cold weather in our region. The Legislature […]
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, with the concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, has made appointments to the 10 Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils. The Councils advise the Federal Subsistence Board on subsistence […]
Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation announces the date for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The meeting will be held June 3, 2022. A majority of shares, known as a quorum, must be cast for the meeting […]
The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s full-time Acceleration Academy (Bethel) completed a successful first semester with 20 students from the Lower Kuskokwim School District earning a total of 216 college credits. Introduced in fall […]
On January 26, United States Artists (USA), a Chicago-based arts funding organization that has awarded more than $36 million to artists across the country since 2006, will announce its 2022 class of Fellows. This year, […]
A new day in the Bethel Arts Community. Please welcome the newly created SouthWest Alaska Arts Group (SWAAG). It has taken over 15 years for the Bethel Council on the Arts and the Kuskokwim Art […]
by K300 Staff With the arrival of the omicron variant on the YK Delta in recent weeks, the K300 Race Committee has once again been forced to make a series of difficult decisions to support […]
In a move to better serve Bristol Bay communities, Grant Aviation announced today (January 13, 2022) that it is joining forces with Tanana Air Service and Shannon’s Air Taxi. The two companies will now operate […]
by the USFWS The Bureau of Indian Affairs office based in Anchorage recently allocated approximately $1.3 million to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to move forward in the final demolition phase at the […]
by K300 Staff The extended period of warm, wet weather in late December and the cold and wind that followed have created numerous challenges for mushers and race organizers, leading the K300 Race Committee to […]
Governor Mike Dunleavy will present nine awards at the 2021 Governor’s Arts & Humanities Awards presentation held on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 at 10:00am at the Governor’s office in the Atwood Building in Anchorage. This […]
The Bethel Warriors boys and girls high school basketball teams competed in the 54th Annual Joe Floyd Basketball Tournament in Kodiak on Dec. 27-29, 2021. The host team – the Kodiak Bears welcomed visiting teams […]
Chief Justice Daniel E. Winfree of the Alaska Supreme Court announced the re-appointment of Superior Court Judge Terrence P. Haas for the Fourth Judicial District. Judge Terrance P. Haas was appointed to the superior court […]
Alaska joined 23 other states today (December 21, 2021) in a lawsuit asking a U.S. District Court in Louisiana to block yet another federal Covid-19 vaccine mandate, this one to require Head Start workers and […]
This past summer, fish racks, smokehouses, and fish camps across the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers and Norton Sound region stood empty. After a multi-species, multi-river salmon collapse, our people are facing a winter without the […]
Alusistuami Kinurayagarlunting Agayutlerkaat December 24, 2021: The Bethel Moravian Church held their annual Yup’ik Candlight Service on Christmas Eve in Bethel. The beautiful service was led by Frank Matthew of Quinhagak, Freda Jimmie played the […]
The Alaska Military Youth Academy will celebrate the 56th class of students and more than 27 years of service to the State of Alaska as Class 2021-2 graduates 77 cadets from the National Guard Youth […]
Raymond Alexie of Kwethluk won the 50-mile Holiday Classic this past Saturday in a field of seventeen mushers. He is 18 years old and races for the Alexie Kennel. He won first place with a […]
The largest slate of grant awards in Rasmuson Foundation’s 66-year history will support Alaska projects from Kotzebue to Ketchikan, promoting economic development, recreational opportunities, educational programs for children and more. Included for an award is […]
Leaders of five Alaska nonprofit organizations and a federally recognized tribe have been named as recipients of a 2022 Rasmuson Foundation Sabbatical Award. The program provides leaders time away to rest, reflect and rejuvenate. Congratulations […]
©2023 The Delta Discovery, Inc.