by Greg Lincoln Scientists studying the abundance and distribution of seals in the Bering Sea, Chukchi Sea, and Beauford Seas have completed their survey for the summer of 2025. The researchers are from NOAA Fisheries’ […]
by EarthJustice Victory — The U.S. District Court in Alaska orders the mine’s permitting agencies to take a more thorough look at the impacts of a tailings spill by revising the project’s environmental study. ANCHORAGE, […]
The Association of Alaska School Boards (AASB) is dismayed by Governor Mike Dunleavy’s decision to veto more than $51 million in public education formula funding for FY2026 — an unprecedented action that violates the state’s […]
The City of Bethel council will be considering adoption of an ordinance that would remove usage of the Senior Citizen Exemption Card and allow alternative proof of senior citizenship. There will be a public hearing […]
The Yuut Basketball Association will be hosting their Summer League Championship basketball tournament featuring high school girls and boys teams from throughout the region. The event will take place July 3rd – 5th in Bethel […]
Due to the passage of Ballot Measure 1 in November 2024, Alaska’s minimum wage will increase to $13.00 per hour on July 1, 2025. It will subsequently increase to $14.00 on July 1, 2026, and […]
Record percentage of Shareholders voted online. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation Shareholders have elected three Board members, including two with decades in combined service and a Descendant Shareholder. Descendant Shareholders are Shareholders born after the Alaska Native […]
by the Orthodox Church in America On June 18, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon traveled to Alaska to preside at the services for the glorification of the Righteous Olga of Kwethluk, where hundreds of pilgrims […]
by Ned Rozell Sometimes — but not very often — a door creaks open to a lost world. Sometimes the right person steps in. Dale Guthrie, an Alaska biologist and paleontologist who died in 2024 […]
by Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection June 15, 2025: After a strong initial attack Saturday, the Oskawalik Fire (#122) is currently an estimated 350 acres and listed at five percent contained. Firefighters worked […]
The Nunakauyak Traditional Council which is the governing body for the Nunakauyarmiut Tribe of Toksook Bay, Alaska is offering financial reward for information which results in successful search and seizure of illicit drugs, substances, and […]
July 19, 2024Comments Off on Fishing on the Qanirtuuq River
Helena Aana Sam of Quinhagak caught her very first King Salmon while trolling on the Kanektok River. “It was a fun and scary experience to catch this big fish,” she said. Photo courtesy of Aana […]
July 19, 2024Comments Off on Kuskokwim River Mainstem fishing opportunities
Pursuant to authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) Manager, as In-Season Manager, hereby announces five gillnet fishing opportunities for Federally qualified subsistence users only downstream of the […]
by the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection The Oskawalik Fire (#122), burning in black spruce and tundra roughly ten miles south of Crooked Creek, remains at 1,779 acres and is now 30% contained. […]
On May 13th, 61 wood bison, including 1 newborn calf were released into the wild 50 miles southwest of Fairbanks on the Minto Flats State Game Refuge, establishing the second wild population of wood bison […]
Today (May 1st, 2025), Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation encouraging Alaskans to recognize the importance of native plants to Alaska’s people, economy, and ecosystems by celebrating Alaska Native Plant Month in May 2025. This […]
by the Alaska Volcano Observatory April 13, 2025 – Unrest continues at Mount Spurr volcano. Seismicity remains elevated with occasional small, shallow volcanic earthquakes detected beneath the volcano over the past day. No significant activity […]
In August 2024, the US Coast Guard conducted an active search and rescue for four missing boaters in Kachemak Bay near Homer. Their active search was suspended without any sightings. The Alaska Dive, Search, Rescue, […]
The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) has admitted three more harbor seal pups to the Wildlife Response Program in the past seven days, marking a busy start to the 2025 season (June 4th, 2025). One of […]
Tim Wonhola Sr. was many things to friends and family near and far. Although New Stuyahok, where Timothy spent his life, is remote, his passion and voice were heard loud and clear in the marble […]
by Rod Boyce The month of May was noticeably cooler around Alaska, but data from the Alaska Climate Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks show that monthly mean temperatures weren’t much below normal. […]
Following a week-long trial, an Anchorage jury yesterday (May 20th, 2024) – found 52-year-old Ronald Fischer of Xenia, Ohio, guilty of the sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl in Anchorage in 1995. The jury deliberated […]
A Trooper conducted a traffic stop for a turn signal violation on 05/17/2025 at 2250 hours in North Pole, AK. The Trooper developed reasonable suspicion that the occupants of the vehicle were involved in narcotic activity. […]
Chugachmiut and Carnegie Clean Energy Ltd. announce a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on exploring wave energy in the Chugach region. Carnegie Clean Energy is the Australian developer of the CETO® technology, which captures […]
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general, calling on Congress to pass federal legislation allowing states to deploy cell phone jamming systems in prisons. The bill aims to disrupt […]
by Tad Lindley Kipnuk was the first place I became a regular consumer of seal oil. We ate food stored in seal oil, food dipped in seal oil, seal oil in soup, seal oil in […]
by Peter Twitchell God is real! And He loves each and every one of us. I was 22 years old and newly married when my appendix burst and released poison into my body. I wasn’t […]
by Tad Lindley Did you ever get tired of eating the same thing over and over and over again, because that was all you had? When I was a single man in Fairbanks, that was […]
by Peter Twitchell Mr. David Chanar, friend of all musicians, texted me just as I returned from Anchorage where I was preparing to undergo “colonoscopy”. David told me, “Bobby Gregory passed away.” Followed by, “He […]
by Tad Lindley When you read “Pentecostal” in the following column, I am not talking about a church name, I am talking about a promised experience from God available to all people. Today, in many […]
by Peter Twitchell When I was a boy in Bethel, I was told one thing constantly by Mom and my Grandma Hannah. Each and every time I was heading out to play or explore the […]
The Alaska Schools Activities Association’s Basketball Sideline Cheerleader of the Game awards have been released. The 2025 State Cheerleading Competition took place on March 18th, 2025 at the Alaska Airline Center. Congratulations! 2A Cordova Michelle […]
The Alaska School Activities Association has released the 2025 State Cheerleading Competition results for 2025. The competition was held on March 18th, 2025 in Anchorage at the Alaska Airlines Center. Congratulations! 2025 ASAA Cheer State […]
The Alaska School Activities Association has released the 2025 2A Basketball Girls and Boys championship results. The state tournament took place in Anchorage on March 13-15, 2025. Congratulations to all the teams. 2A GIRLS FINAL […]
The Alaska Schools Activities Association has released the 2025 1A/2A Good Sports Award Recipients for 2025. Schools may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship throughout the season. Coaches chose the following athletes. […]
Gloria Mark from Eek, Alaska enjoys reading the Delta Discovery newspaper while moose hunting up river on the North Side this September. Photo by Richard Mark, also of Eek.
This rice recipe is from The Alaskan Grub-Box by Sis Laraux who collected and compiled delicious recipes from her friends and relatives. This delicious dip is from Annie Laraux. You can also use fresh boiled […]
February 26, 2025Comments Off on 2025 Iditarod Restart to take place in Fairbanks, AK
by the Iditarod Trail Committee After careful consultation with our dedicated Trail Breakers and thorough review of current trail conditions, the Iditarod Trail Committee has made the difficult but necessary decision to move the Official […]
February 26, 2025Comments Off on AKARNG 297th RSG to deploy to Eastern Europe
by Seth LaCount Deployment in support of NATO allies, expeditionary base operations. The Alaska Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th Regional Support Group will deploy approximately 80 Guardsmen on a nine-month mission to […]
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 […]
William Thomas “Bill” Sigler born March 30, 1943, in Gary, Indiana passed away on April 18, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. Bill is survived by his 4 children: Matthew Sigler, Sonia Farrally, Demian Sigler & Chaytea […]
Seward, Alaska – It is with profound sadness that her family announces the passing of Carol Pickett Hull, a celebrated Alaska Native athlete and a trailblazer in the world of traditional Indigenous sports. Carol passed […]
Dorothy Rose (Guest) Eggerman was born in Bethel on November 18, 1955, to Archpriest Zachary and Matuska Sophia Guest. She was baptized in Kasigluk and her Godmother was the late Katherine Tinker. Dorothy was married […]
in BethelJune 17 Judgments Jamison Mesak, 25 Failure to Register as Sex Offender 35 Days Probation violations Jamison Mesak, 25 Violated Conditions of Probation Olaf Nels R. Hopstad, 31 Violated Conditions of Probation 90 Days
Alaska State Troopers received a report from TPOs out of Toksook Bay on 09/01/ 2024 at approximately 10:09 hours, about a head on ATV crash. Investigation resulted in the arrest of 19 YOA Charles Maxie […]
September 19, 2024Comments Off on Charles Ivan indicted for Cruelty to Animals in Akiak
A Bethel grand jury returned an indictment today (Sept. 10th, 2024) for 23-year-old Charles Ivan who was indicted for nine counts of Cruelty to Animals. Ivan is charged with causing the death of seven dogs and […]
Yesterday (July 11th, 2024), after a four-day trial, a jury found 32-year-old Daniel Nick guilty of Kidnapping, Coercion, two counts of Assault in the Third Degree, Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, […]
June 20 • On 06-08-2025 at 05:13 PM, Medics responded to a report of a person experiencing alcohol withdrawals. The patient was assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 06-09-2025 at 02:00 AM, Medics […]
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 […]
The Alaska Schools Activities Association’s Basketball Sideline Cheerleader of the Game awards have been released. The 2025 State Cheerleading Competition [...]
