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by Greg Lincoln Many years ago lightning and thunderstorms were uncommon in our area while I was growing up. I asked my dad who is 90 years old if he could recollect any storms like […]

Memorial Day is for us all

by Greg Lincoln On the last Monday in May, we gather together in solidarity and with solemn reverence to honor and remember those who died in military service for our country so that we may […]

by Greg Lincoln On this day, May 16th, 2020, the Bethel Regional High School celebrated their senior graduation with a historical outdoor drive-in style graduation. The ceremony began with a Parade of Graduates that began […]

Ravn Air Group conditionally approved for CARES Act Grants Files motion for sale process

Ravn Air Group has been conditionally approved by the U.S. Treasury to move forward and seek payroll grants under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Payroll Support Program (PSP). This assistance […]

Update on third COVID-19 case in the YK Delta Lab test returned negative

May 29, 2020 0

by YKHC Staff On Tuesday, May 26, YKHC identified a third positive COVID-19 case in the YK Delta through a rapid test conducted in Bethel. That day the individual was tested a second time using […]

YKHC encourages all Alaska Airlines travelers to remote locations be tested for COVID-19

by YKHC Governor Dunleavy announced that Alaska will begin Phases 3 and 4 of reopening on Friday, May 22, amid the global novel coronavirus pandemic. As the Governor begins lifting statewide restrictions and relaxing health […]

Legislation introduced to fund critical sanitation projects in Native Communities

On Thursday, May 28th, 2020, Congressman Don Young (R-AK-AL) and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) introduced H.R. 7056, legislation to allocate funding for the Indian Health Services Sanitation Facilities Construction Program to construct and improve critical […]

Dipnetting for Smelt

Veronika Gregory, age 13, is from Kalskag. Her love of fishing shows while she is dipnetting for some smelts. She is holding one of her catch for some good luck. Photo by Cecelia L. Aloysius […]

Cinik Slough Pike

Christian Kozevnikoff (at left), DeSean Peterson (who is holding the fish), and Erin Kozevnikoff went for a ride to check the setnet in Cinik Slough across from Russian Mission. They caught this monster pike last […]

To the Alaskan Commercial Fishing Fleets

by Matt Alward Our industry and communities are facing an unprecedented challenge in the COVID-19 pandemic. With the 2020 salmon season nearly here, we must all take extra precautions to ensure the health and safety […]

Courage

by Cody Arnapagaq Ferguson. When you have depression, you dwell on past experiences that negatively impacted your well-being. When you have anxiety, you dread over future possibilities that have yet to be manifested. When you […]

Please respect the will of the Kuskokwim Region

This letter, dated May 13th, 2020, was written to the Barrick Gold Board of Directors of Toronto, Ontario and to the NovaGold Board of Directors of Vancouver, British Columbia of Canada – by several Yukon […]

Response to Speak Your Mind, May 20th, 2020

I agree whole heartedly with this letter. There is no real reason, or need for this mine (Donlin), other than making a lot of money for a very few people. The untold devastation of the […]

GCI coordinates with local communities to ensure field work is done safely

In mid-April, damage to the fiber optic cable between the microwave tower on Pilcher Mountain and the community of Marshall threatened to limit connectivity to the Western Alaska village. As an essential services provider, GCI […]

The Class of 2020!

The end of the school year is coming up and so is graduation! Our seniors have until the 14th of this month to complete their school work which will finalize their grades. Ending the school […]

Beaver invasion on the Baldwin Peninsula

by Ned Rozell Scientists have documented a recent population explosion of beavers on the Baldwin Peninsula near Kotzebue. Using satellite images, the researchers counted an increase from two to 98 beaver dams near Kotzebue between […]

Owners of Diamond Point deny Pebble Use of Property

Igiugig, AK – Igiugig Village Council (IVC) responded today (May 25th, 2020) to the news that the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) applied to alter their Project Description to “Alternative 3 – North Road Only.” IVC […]

Local responders to Aniak plane crash praised; victims recovering

May 29, 2020 0

by Division of Forestry Staff Three of the four Division of Forestry employees injured in a plane crash in the Western Alaska village of Aniak on Thursday are recovering in Anchorage hospitals today while the […]

Where Were You When I Needed You? (Oops, wait a second, I didn’t need you.)

by Tad Lindley I can just about guarantee you that if you won the Publisher’s Clearinghouse Sweepstakes tomorrow and suddenly you were getting $500,000 a year for the next twenty years, that people you haven’t […]

Enabling

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: What is enabling? Is it a bad thing? What are some things enablers can do to stop enabling? What is enabling? In psychology, enabling has both positive and negative meanings. […]

What’s it going to be like in 3020?

by Peter Twitchell In a hundred years will it be necessary to use N95 face masks to protect ourselves from infections? Face masks protected us from the flu and tuberculosis in our past. Today a […]

The State of Arrested Adolescence

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: My husband had a long history of alcohol abuse but had been sober for a number of years when I married him. The honeymoon wore off very quickly and I […]

Alaska Army National Guard helps rescue injured individual near Noorvik

by Spc. Grace Nechanicky The Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment’s Army Aviation Operations Facility in Nome helped rescue an individual in Coffin Camp May 16, 2020. At approximately 5 a.m., the […]

Fatal auto accident

Alaska State Troopers in St. Mary’s received a call from the TPOs from Mountain Village on 5-27-20 at about 0619 hours, reporting a single vehicle wreck involving three occupants. Two women are seriously injured and […]

Lightning ignites at least 15 fires across Alaska this weekend

May 31, 2020 0

by BLM Alaska Fire Service Firefighters and aircraft were are busy Sunday (May 31st, 2020) working on two lightning-caused fires burning within 25 miles of Unalakleet with more firefighters slated to joint the effort after […]

A prized catch

Mr. John P. Charlie and his prize catch of 2020 caught near a hot spot river on May 25 2020. Photo courtesy of Mrs. Virginia A. Charlie.

Catching Yukon Pike

January 29, 2020 Comments Off

Logan Larson, age 9 of Russian Mission caught a pike while manaqing with his mom Lianna on a beautiful clear cold day, January 25th. He caught 5 altogether while fishing across from Russian Mission. They […]

Ice Fishing on New Years Day

January 8, 2020 Comments Off

Kuskokwim Learning Academy honors graduates at outdoor ceremony

The Kuskokwim Learning Academy Class of 2020 celebrated their graduation from high school with a ceremony held outdoors at the Yuut Elitnaurviat Campus, the home of the KLA school. Graduating last Wednesday, May 20th, were […]

Scammon Bay Break Up

Iksi George of Scammon Bay had fun playing in the mud at the river shore during breakup of the Kun River on May 14th, 2020. Photo by Helen George

Bethel volunteers gather for weekly mask-making sew-a-thons

May 6, 2020 Comments Off

by K.J. Lincoln Mask-sewers in Bethel have been working hard to mass-produce face masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A dedicated group of ladies have been getting together every weekend for the past four […]

Fentanyl Disguised as Oxycodone Pills Found in Alaska

April 17, 2020 Comments Off

**PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT** Fentanyl Disguised as Oxycodone Pills Found in Alaska Multiple Drug Overdoses have been documented due to Counterfeit Street Drug April 17, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – The Department of Public Safety received reports […]

Bethel PD requests help identifying two people who broke into KUC building

March 23, 2020 Comments Off

Bethel Police Department is requesting assistance for any information related to a break-in that happened at the KUC Campus building on 03/23/2020 around 4:00am. Two unidentified people entered the building. One is a male approximately […]

Bethel PD seeking info regarding Joe Lomack break-in incident

March 18, 2020 Comments Off

The Bethel Police Department is requesting help identifying two people who broke in the Joe Lomack Building around 1:30am on 03/16/20. Two unidentified persons entered the building wearing all black clothes, masks and boots. One […]

Man arrested for homicide

January 22, 2020 Comments Off

A man from Stony River was arrested regarding an incident involving the death of another man last month. Jason Bobby, 41, of Stony River, was arrested in Stony River following an arrest warrant with a […]

Lieb, Concepcion, Williams win Pride of Alaska Youth Awards

May 13, 2020 0

by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame A pair of 4-time state wrestling champions and Alaska’s fastest female today (May 6th, 2020) were selected as recipients of the 2020 Pride of Alaska Youth Awards. Anchorage’s […]

Bethel’s Hayden Lieb named finalist for 2020 Pride of Alaska Youth Award

April 22, 2020 Comments Off

Alaska Sports Hall of Fame April 22, 2020: The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame announced the three boys finalists for the 2020 Pride of Alaska Youth Award. They are Anchorage wrestler Aedyn Concepcion, Bethel wrestler Hayden Lieb and […]

Warriors finish 2nd at Western Conference tournament

March 18, 2020 Comments Off

by Tommy Wells The Bethel Regional High School Warriors did what they had to do this past weekend to ensure they could advance to the Class 3A state basketball tournament. They battled their way to […]

LKSD March Madness Day 2 Semifinals

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LKSD March Madness Day 1

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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.

Remembering David Abraham Bill Sr “Assivran” July 4th, 1938 – March 28th, 2020

May 6, 2020 Comments Off

“The Bering Sea Elders Group is very saddened to learn about the passing of David Bill, Sr. late last week. David was from Toksook Bay and was one of BSEG’s founders, our first Chairman, as […]

Christopher D. Meier April 24, 1959 – March 23, 2020

May 6, 2020 Comments Off

Christopher D. Meier, a loving husband, devoted father and son, passed away peacefully at the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Tampa General Hospital on March 23, 2020. He spent his last night in hospice with his […]

Elias Venes April 22, 1928 – Nov. 29, 2019

January 8, 2020 Comments Off

Elias Venes was born in Akiak, Alaska on April 22, 1928 to Joseph and Annie (Wassillie) Venes. He married Ruth Lindstrom on May 20, 1949(?). Together they had 10 daughters and three sons. After Ruth’s […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel May 20 – 28

Judgments Donavon N. Alexie, 43 3rd Degree Assault 2 Yrs., 4 Yrs. Prob. Edwin N. Nicolai, 41 4th Degree Misconduct Involving Weapons 2 Yrs. Prob. Paul Clark, 69 3rd Degree Assault, Violate Conditions of Release […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel May 14 – 21

Judgments Aaron J. John, 36 5th Degree Criminal Mischief $150 Jesse C. Matthias, 32 5th Degree Criminal Mischief $100 Jewel I. Tootkaylook, 24 Reckless Driving $500, 2 Yrs. Prob. Richard Beebe, 33 4th Degree Criminal […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel May 10 – 14