The Delta Discovery

by Greg Lincoln This past weekend we had the privilege of attending the state finals for Mixed 6 and 2A volleyball. Mixed 6 is a unique sport and one of the only sports where boys […]

Thanksgiving is a time for family

by Greg Lincoln This Thanksgiving we were blessed to spend it with my dad, who has been lately battling health issues. It is hard to see your beloved parents get old, since we are so […]

Thanksgiving wishes

by Greg Lincoln Let us be thankful in all that we do, because the opposite of thankfulness is to not care, and that is not how we should be. Folks living in our vast homeland […]

Samuelson, Phelan tune up for GAC tourney with solid outings at Grace Grizzly Shakedown

by Tommy Wells Rebecca Samuelson and Fiona Phelan will head into this weekend’s Great Alaska Conference wrestling tournament with plenty of momentum. The two Bethel Regional High School stars posted stellar performances at the 2019 […]

Bethel Native Corporation announces 2019 BEST Distribution

by Ana Hoffman On December 6, 2019, Bethel Native Corporation shareholders, beneficiaries of the Bethel Elkartaa Settlement Trust, received a distribution equal to $4.01 per unit/share. This distribution marks the thirty-second consecutive annual payment to […]

VFW Auxiliary 10041 gives back to our community during the #BethelGives campaign

All organizations in the #BethelGives campaign were given funding from the VFW Auxiliary 10041 ranging from $500 to $3500. VFW Auxiliary 10041 also voted to host all Monday dinners for the Bethel Winter House for […]

Best in the West Small Business Competition

The Best in the West annual competition, started in 2009, is a unique opportunity to build small businesses in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region. This year marks ten years of building businesses. The Best in the […]

League of Women Voters provides Elizabeth Peratrovich Book to Alaska Schools and Libraries

The League of Women Voters of Juneau, in partnership with the Alaska State Library and the League of Women Voters of Alaska, has mailed to each middle school library and public library in Alaska: Fighter […]

Operation Santa brings holiday cheer to Napakiak

by K.J. Lincoln The community of Napakiak got a special visitor last Tuesday who came to share some holiday cheer and fun. Santa Claus, along with his helpers, brought a helicopter-load of gifts and presents […]

Indigenous knowledge is invaluable, sacred

by the Indigenous Peoples Caucus December 1, 2019- As state governments around the world open this years’ 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25), representatives of the Rapa Nui and Mapuche Indigenous Peoples of Chile delivered […]

Increased support needed for VPSO Programs for our tribal communities

by Alaska Tribal Unity The Alaska Tribal Unity Gathering will be taking place Monday, December 2nd, 2019 in Anchorage. This is the fourth year that they will be meeting. Proposed Resolution No. 2019-06 for Increased […]

Funding in the state operating budget to support Village Public Safety Officers is urgently needed

by Kendra Kloster Dear Governor Dunleavy, Improving the safety of all Alaskans is an issue that we can all get behind. Everyone has the right to feel safe in their home and their community, no […]

A Letter to Parents about teen marijuana use

December 11, 2019 1

Although NIDA’s (National Institute on Drug Abuse) annual Monitoring the Future survey shows that daily marijuana use in teens is mostly steady, the survey also shows that as cigarette smoking rates drop, daily marijuana smoking […]

Everyone welcome to help with planning the next Cama-i Festival

Camai Dance Festival planning meeting: Thursday, December 12 at 7 PM. Location: UAF Kuskokwim Campus Room 118. Cama-i is a community organized event. All are welcome to the planning meetings. Nicholai Joekay, Bethel, AK What […]

The importance of alliances

Your Excellencies, We write to you as bipartisan members of the United States Senate and as strong supporters of the U.S. bilateral alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea. We believe it is important […]

State report compiles vital statistic data on births, deaths, marriages and divorces

Dec. 6, 2019 – The Section of Health Analytics & Vital Records within the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Public Health just released its 2018 Alaska Vital Statistics Annual Report. The […]

Updated website provides listing of Alaska’s Missing Persons

The Alaska Department of Public Safety’s Missing Persons Clearinghouse webpage is now updated to provide complete listings of all persons known missing in Alaska from 1960 through December 1, 2019. The department is inviting the […]

Alaska reports its first case of e-cigarette/vaping lung injury

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announced today (Dec. 3rd, 2019) that the first case of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) has been identified in Alaska. The patient, […]

Get honest with yourself

by Peter Twitchell It’s time to face reality. I know some people who play hide and seek with their disease of alcoholism. It’s a self-defeating attempt to try and deal with your disease on your […]

Rice Pudding and Blueberry Sauce

by Millie Bentley Greetings. It’s time for some comfort food and this rice pudding fills the bill. Have you ever tried it? If not, now is your chance. Christmas is just around the corner, I […]

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I remember hearing you teach on behaviors that are destructive to a marital relationship. I believe you referred to them as the four horsemen. Could you write about them? Sort […]

Do You Know the Lord’s Number?

It has been said, “There are three kinds of people in this world, those who can count, and those who can’t”. Which one are you? The quiz What is? The number of states in the […]

Interior gold mine wins DNR reclamation award at miners’ convention

November 20, 2019 0

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources has awarded its 2019 Excellent Mine Reclamation Award to Ajax Mining Alaska Inc., a Fortymile mining district placer gold operation, in recognition of its successful continuous reclamation practices. Commissioner […]

Public safety academy has record number of applicants

November 13, 2019 Comments Off

November 5, 2019: Last week, the first of two application periods for the July 2020 Public Safety Academy closed out with just over 1000 applications submitted to the Trooper Recruitment Unit. The large swell of […]

Alaska’s minimum wage set at $10.19 for 2020

October 30, 2019 Comments Off

The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $9.89 to $10.19 in 2020. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014, which requires the minimum wage to be adjusted annually for inflation. Alaska Statute 23.10.065(a) requires the […]

Regulations for subsistence take of fish published in Federal Register

August 21, 2019 Comments Off

On August 12, 2019, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) published the final rule for the Subsistence Management Regulations for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Subsistence Taking of Fish in the Federal Register (84 FR 39744). This […]

Fresh Silver Salmon

August 14, 2019 Comments Off

Steven Smith, age 8, from Quinhagak caught his first silver salmon this morning from the Qanirtuuq River, August 8th, 2019.

Wildlife Troopers urge hunters to study regulations before entering the field

August 14, 2019 Comments Off

by Alaska Wildlife Troopers Excitement is building for Alaska hunters as seasons open this month in many regions for deer, caribou, Dall sheep, moose, mountain goat and other big game species. The Alaska Wildlife Troopers […]

Third Annual Math Shirts for Advanced Nunapitchuk Math Students

Nunapitchuk, Alaska – December 4, 2019: Continuing a tradition that has been part of Anna Tobeluk Memorial School for that past three years, the students in advanced math classes got special, custom printed shirts this […]

Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) instrumental in village relocation

November 5, 2019 Comments Off

by Greg Solomon Threatened by frequent, storm-driven erosion and flooding, the village of Newtok located on the Ninglick River in Southwest Alaska has been in the process of relocating nine miles up-river to Nelson Island […]

AST K9 Detector Academy certifies six new teams

November 5, 2019 Comments Off

Six new K9 teams, each including a dog and handler, graduated earlier this month from the Alaska State Troopers K9 Detector Academy. Only days later, one of those teams led law enforcement to the seizure […]

Children walk in subfreezing cold

The Alaska State Troopers received a request for a welfare check on two children in the Village of Venetie on 12/3/19. The request was based off of information received that two children arrived at a […]

Assault arrest

December 4, 2019 0

Alaska State Troopers received a report of a Domestic Violence assault in the village of Tuluksak on 11/15/2019 at approximately 1603 hours. Investigation revealed that Melissa Mike, age 29 of Tuluksak, assaulted a family member […]

Man arrested for post office burglary

Bethel AST received a report from the Kipnuk Tribal Police Officer (TPO) that they arrested Byron Dock 19, of Kipnuk after he was found inside the Kipnuk Post Office on 11-18-19 at approximately 0230 hours. […]

Incident investigated in Crooked Creek

November 13, 2019 Comments Off

Aniak Alaska State Troopers received a report of a death in the community of Crooked Creek on 11-9-19 at about 0613 hours. It was reported Ronald Waskey, 30 of Crooked Creek, and Evan Waskey, 26 […]

BRJHS grapplers nab 7 golds, roll to Tussle title

by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional Junior High School wrestling team won seven weight classifications and breezed to the top spot in the team standings at the 2019 Tussle on the Tundra Invitational at Gladys […]

Mixed 6 and 2A teams to play at state

The Akiuk Grizzlies, Alakanuk Braves, and the Kalskag Grizzlies are going to be playing at the State Mixed Six Volleyball tournament this week in Anchorage, December 5-7, at Dimond High School. Alakanuk will be playing […]

Warriors wrestle their way to 2nd at Invitational home meet

by Tommy Wells Landon Smith, Jarvis Evans, Fiona Phelan and Rebecca Samuelson all wrestled their way to top honors in their weight classifications this past weekend and helped power the Bethel Regional High School wrestlers […]

Evan Ward Qirnaq Charlie

Evan Ward Qirnaq Charlie, son of Michael and Ida, was born on November 16, 1999 in Bethel, Alaska. Throughout his life he lived in Bethel, Anchorage, and Kongiganak. Evan graduated from high school in May […]

Antonia “Toni” Daria Evan

October 2, 2019 Comments Off

Antonia “Toni” was born on January 7, 1985 to Andrew John Evan and Olga Sarah Evan. She resided in Lower Kalskag and Anchorage, Alaska with her sisters Naomi Magdalene Evan, Charissa Paula, and Kimberly Ann. […]

Joseph Jefferson Vanderpool Sept. 17, 1928 – Aug. 23, 2019

September 11, 2019 Comments Off

Long time bush pilot, Joseph “Joe” Jefferson Vanderpool died Friday, August 23rd, 2019 peacefully, with his family by his side. He was born September 17th, 1928 to William and Sophie Vanderpool at the Vanderpool homestead […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel November 20 – December 6

Judgments Bambi Akers, 40 Violate Conditions of Release 5 Days Maryann L. Konig, 50 4th Degree Assault 10 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Danielle Kasayulie, 29 Violate Conditions of Release 4th Degree Assault 36 Days, 2 […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel November 6 – 29

Judgments Howard McCann, 31 Importing Alcohol – Dry Area, 2nd Degree Burglary $1500, 3 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. 3 Yrs. Amy Paul, 43 Violate Conditions of Release 5 Days Margaret George, 50 Violate Conditions of […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel November 16 – 22