The Delta Discovery, Inc.

by Greg Lincoln Seven teams of kids and rookies (who have never mushed a sled dog team before) got a chance to race this past Saturday, April 10th. The K300 Race Committee hosted the event, […]

Hooper Bay Lady Warriors win 2A State Basketball Championship

by Greg Lincoln The Hooper Bay Lady Warriors are the 2A State Basketball champions, it is the girls team’s first state title. They defeated the Talkeetna Susitna Valley Rams 36-32 in an exciting neck-and-neck game. […]

Who would have thought

by Greg Lincoln This week will be seeing several of our YK delta area teams traveling to the State 1A and 2A Basketball championships. Games start on April 1st and will take place at the […]

Resolution proposed authorizing consulting services for evaluating how sexual assault cases are processed in Bethel

The City Council of Bethel will be considering a resolution that authorizes consulting services for the City Council to evaluate and improve the investigation, processing, and prosecution of reported sexual assault cases within the criminal […]

Senate District S Legislative Update

by Senator Lyman F. Hoffman Good morning – Day eighty-one and it is snowing in Juneau! This week, the Senate Finance Committee heard the following bills, SB 20: Out of State Teacher Reciprocity, SB 64: […]

Special action request to increase moose harvest limit in Unit 18 Remainder approved

In a March 30, 2021 teleconference, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) approved Emergency Wildlife Special Action Request WSA21-02. Emergency Wildlife Special Action Request WSA21-02, submitted by Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council, requested to increase […]

RurAL CAP remembers former Executive Director Phil Smith

Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP), remembers former Executive Director Phil Smith for his service to low-income, vulnerable Alaskans. Smith served as the private, statewide, nonprofit organization’s Executive Director from 1975-1981. During that […]

New airstrip to be built at Mertarvik

FAA Awards $627.7 Million in Airport Improvement Grants The village of Newtok was granted over $21.1 million from a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to build a replacement airport […]

UAF Arctic Innovation Competition Semifinal winners

Congratulations to all the AIC 2021 Semi-Finalists! These competitors will present their innovative ideas and compete for the top prizes at the virtual Semi Finals events on April 12-15. See who makes it to the […]

Alaskans oppose Dunleavy Administration’s proposed changes to Water Reservations System

by the United Tribes of Bristol Bay Tribes, fishermen and Alaskans have voiced extensive concerns over the Dunleavy Administration’s efforts to unduly restrict the rights of Alaskans in holding water reservations to protect our fisheries […]

Tribal Consultation on the Tribal Coronavirus Relief Funds under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

by the Akiak Native Community This is a letter dated March 31, 2021 sent to Secretary Janet Yellen, United States Department of the Treasury from the Akiak Native Community. I write on behalf of the […]

Tengmiirvik nunarpamteni nallunairumauq mikelngumta murilkekanillerkaatnek

by Elena Aluskak Ever since I can remember (acquired an ear to understand/hear) – I remember the constancy of guidance and admonishments; not in any way confusing or hard to understand but consistent and sometimes […]

Support for Janet McCabe as Deputy Administrator of EPA

Bristol Bay Tribes call on the Senate to confirm Janet McCabe as the Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Janet McCabe’s nomination is a hopeful sign that this Administration will honor its obligation to […]

I’m a Candidate for the U.S. Senate because I’m Running for Alaska

Many of us remember when Alaska was prosperous and safe, and opportunity abounded. That was when my parents moved here. My dad became a union electrician and my mom helped start up Prudhoe Bay. Life […]

Unlocking Alaska

Sixty-two years ago, Alaska traded its status as a territory for full statehood and a promise – the promise of a prosperous future grounded in the freedom to access and develop our common natural resources. […]

Cemetery at WWII interment site protected in bill that passed House

The House of Representatives today (April 9th, 2021) passed a bill to protect a cemetery in Southeast Alaska where Unangax people, taken from their homes on the Pribilof Islands during World War Two, were placed […]

Race Across Alaska by Libby Riddles

by K.J. Lincoln Libby Riddles of Teller, Alaska was the first woman to win the Iditarod. She won it in 1985 on March 20th – 18 days after she began the 1,049 mile race. Libby […]

K300 Trailmarker Retrieval Program

by K300 Staff We at the K300 are launching a new program this year. We’d like to keep as many of our trailmarkers as possible from littering our beautiful landscape or floating out to sea. […]

First Moose Harvest

September 30, 2020 Comments Off

Wassillie Nick, age 14, of Quinhagak with his 2020 moose. This photo was taken on September 20th. Photo courtesy of Alice Pleasant

Melanie Brown: Bristol Bay Salmon Mama

August 26, 2020 Comments Off

by Bjorn Dihle When Melanie Brown was 10 years old, her mom decided it was time for her to begin fishing the family’s setnet site on the Naknek River in Bristol Bay. “It was exhausting,” […]

Bears alert scientists to secret salmon streams

August 12, 2020 Comments Off

by Ned Rozell Right now, on the brushy tundra of northern Alaska, grizzly bears are gathering at quiet streams and rivers, attracted by the largest calorie reward they can find — spawning salmon. Until recently, […]

The Ciivak Effect

by Tad Lindley My friend, Harry Lewis, once said this, “Marriage is like flies on a screen door. The ones on the inside are trying to get out, and the ones on the outside are […]

Assertive Discipline

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury I am tired of screaming at my children. It seems they don’t even hear me any more. What can I do? There is a lot that you can do to train […]

Colors

by Peter Twitchell David Johnson said, “Like death and taxes there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous yet what does it all mean?” People are more relaxed in green rooms. In the 1950s, Northern […]

Why???

by Peter Twitchell I have happy memories of growing up on the other side of Bethel a quarter of a mile upriver. From the old Civil Aeronautics Administration (C.A.A.), as it was called, and the […]

Youth mortality

March 24, 2021 0

The Bethel Police Department received a report of a missing 15-year-old juvenile female on 03/15/2021 at approximately 1:00pm. At approximately 6:00pm the family of the missing juvenile believed they had located her body on the […]

Possible stroke victim rescued at Stoney River Lodge

March 17, 2021 Comments Off

by David Bedard Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing medically evacuated a possible stroke victim Feb. 20 at Stoney River Lodge 200 miles west of Anchorage, about 30 miles east of the village […]

McNeil River Bear Viewing

March 10, 2021 Comments Off

Feeling those mid-winter pandemic blues? It’s a new year, and time to prepare for new adventures! If you’ve ever wanted to view bears up close in their natural environment, then viewing brown bears at McNeil […]

Tasty Pike Salad Dip

Hi everyone! Here’s a fish dip recipe that is pretty good. It can be made with pike or whitefish that you caught from your local river. It’s a tasty treat to eat with crackers: Ritz […]

Alaska Army National Guard Infantrywoman makes history

by Edward Eagerton On the cusp of Women’s History Month, one Alaska Army National Guard Soldier made her own mark in history last month by becoming the first infantry woman in Alaska National Guard history. […]

Snow Art

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Tamaq Nelson created these beautiful snow ptarmigan and snow rabbit sculptures at his home in Napakiak. (Photo by Daniel Nelson)

Illegal drugs found hidden internally

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. […]

Man arrested who shot VPO in Nunapitchuk

March 24, 2021 0

Alaska State Troopers in Bethel were notified that a Village Police Officer (VPO) in Nunapitchuk, Alaska had been shot by a prisoner who was being secured at the Nunapitchuk Public Safety Building on March 16, […]

Illegal feeding of big game animal

February 10, 2021 Comments Off

The Alaska Wildlife Troopers received a report that an individual had posted Facebook live videos of herself feeding carrots to a moose that she was also touching and petting on 1-30-2021. Angel Bunch, age 43 […]

Drugs seized in Interior city

February 4, 2021 Comments Off

A Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit Fairbanks Area Narcotics Team (FANT) operation seized over $95,000 worth of illegal drugs from the streets of Interior, Alaska, this week. On January 25, 2021, Troopers, Officers, and Agents assigned […]

2A State Basketball Semifinal games

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by Delta Discovery Staff Hooper Bay Lady Warriors head to championship The Hooper Bay Lady Warriors defeated the Glennallen Lady Panthers 30-23 during their semifinal game at the State 2A Basketball finals held at the […]

1A-2A State Basketball Semifinals April 1, 2021

April 2, 2021 0

Hooper Bay boys and girls and Chevak girls advance to State 2A semifinals by Delta Discovery Staff The 2A State Basketball is in full swing and three YK delta region teams have won their first […]

Edgecumbe Braves and Nome Nanook boys fall in 3A semifinals

March 27, 2021 0

by Delta Discovery Staff Braves fans and Nanook fans cheered their hardest for their Edgecumbe (MEHS) and Nome teams Friday night at the 3A State Basketball boys tournament at Wasilla High School, both teams lost and […]

LKSD March Madness Day 2 Semifinals

March 7, 2020 Comments Off

LKSD March Madness Day 1

March 6, 2020 Comments Off

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.

Anthony E. Peterson

Anthony E. Peterson was born in old Andreafsky January 23, 1947 to George Peterson and his Mother Mary Nayamin Peterson. The Lord called him home on December 18, 2020. When his parents died, he went […]

Martha Clara Chiklak

Martha Clara Chiklak, Yup’ik name “Apuren” but known as Panik, was born to Mary Emmanual and Charlie Peterson on November 12, 1941 at Owl Village. She was raised by Charlie and Lucinda Peterson. Lord called […]

John Sackett

March 17, 2021 Comments Off

When John Sackett was just 4 years old, he listened to a man scream in pain for three days before dying. The man needed a catheter. None was available in their remote village, Cutoff, on […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel April 5 – 8

Judgments Daniel Azean, 36 2nd Degree Sexual Assault 8 Yrs., 15 Yrs. Prob. Clement Louis Edwards, 50 Failure to Register as Sex Offender 35 Days Paul E. Gilila, 44 4th Degree Assault 1 Yr. Prob. […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel March 25 – April 2

Judgments Kristina Lynn Fox, 27 Violate Conditions of Release, 2nd Degree Harassment 1 Yr. Prob. Billy Samuelson, 36 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Desmond C.C. Wulf, 29 4th Degree Misconduct Involving Weapons […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel March 22 – 25

Judgments Brenda Thompson, 28 Violate Conditions of Release, Driving While License Cancelled/Revoked/Suspended, Reckless Driving 1 Day, 2 Yrs. Prob. Edward C. Chief, 57 Reckless Endangerment 15 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Ben Weston, 34 4th Degree […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending April 6

• On 4-2-21 at 2 P.M., Medics responded to the report of an intoxicated person not able to walk. Patient assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 4-3-21 at 6:51 A.M., Medics responded to […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending March 31

• On 3-26-21 at 4:50 p.m. medics responded to the report of a snow go and vehicle wreck. One patient assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 3-27-21 at 10:04 A.M., Firefighters responded to […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending March 26