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Tribal Recognition Bill signed into law to formally recognize Alaska’s Tribes

August 4, 2022 0

by Greg Lincoln July 28, 2022 was a historical day for Alaska’s people when Alaska’s state government formally recognized all of Alaska’s 229 federally recognized tribes. Governor Mike Dunleavy signed House Bill 123 (HB 123). […]

Bethel’s World War II Veteran laid to rest

August 2, 2022 0

by Greg Lincoln The skies cleared up last Saturday, making it a beautiful day as the family of David Trantham Jr. laid their beloved father to rest at the Bethel Veterans Memorial Cemetery – the […]

WEIO promotes culture and connections

August 2, 2022 0

by Greg Lincoln The 2022 World Eskimo Indian Olympics is in the books. Congratulations to all of the participants and to the event organizers for a successful event. WEIO showcases our native cultures, arts and […]

Gov. Dunleavy signs Power Cost Equalization Bill

August 4, 2022 0

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), […]

Bethel Police Department to host ATV info and safety meeting

August 4, 2022 0

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 […]

Early voting starts statewide August 1, 2022

August 4, 2022 0

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 […]

Alaska reports first case of monkeypox

August 4, 2022 0

The Alaska Department of Health (DOH) and the Anchorage Health Department (AHD) today (July 29, 2022) announced the first case of monkeypox in Alaska. The person, an Anchorage resident, did not require hospitalization and is […]

Study aims to reduce fuel oil use in remote Arctic

August 4, 2022 0

by Amanda Byrd Researchers will study whether heaters that store renewable electric energy might substantially reduce fuel oil burned in remote Arctic homes, under a new project led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks team. […]

Historic Investment in Public Safety will Save Lives

August 4, 2022 0

by Commissioner James Cockrell Since 2020 many states, cities, and counties across the lower 48 drastically cut law enforcement funding in their local jurisdictions – however in Alaska, Governor Dunleavy and the Legislature have done […]

Constitutional Convention

August 4, 2022 0

by Willy Keppel Should you vote for a constitutional convention? Yes, absolutely! Alaska is ranked as the corruptest legislature in America. We’re the only State that hasn’t outlawed the use of the binding caucus. The […]

Alaska Peninsula – ADFG Area M commercial Fisheries closure for 3 weeks during passage of chums Alaska Peninsula – ADFG Area M commercial Fisheries closure for 3 weeks during passage of chums

August 2, 2022 0

by Steven M. Alexie, Kuskokwim river subsistence User A letter to Michael Dunleavey, Honorable Governor of the Great State of Alaska. Honorable Governor Dunleavey, I wrote to you this past spring/summer with regards to closure […]

If God Made Marijuana…

August 2, 2022 0

by Tad Lindley As a younger man, I sported uncut hair for many years. It seemed to attract people who wanted to talk to me about marijuana. Over the years there were those who described […]

Protect subsistence salmon

August 4, 2022 0

As a former member of the Alaska Board of Fisheries and the North Pacific Management Council, I am concerned about the salmon interceptions. And the Donlin Gold Mine – that will destroy what is left […]

Lisa Murkowski subverted our Second Amendment rights

August 2, 2022 0

If Sen. Lisa Murkowski is re-elected, at the end of her new term, Alaska will have had 27 years with her as our US Senator. This will continue the Murkowski monarchy – 47 years of […]

Let’s revisit this issue

August 2, 2022 0

Our elders do remember the days when mind altering drugs were not a part of life. Survival was the focus in every part of the lives of the people. Respect was a way of life […]

LKSD approves land acknowledgment statement

August 2, 2022 0

The Lower Kuskokwim School District Board of Education approved the LKSD Land Acknowledgement Statement during their July 21st, 2022 board meeting. “The Lower Kuskokwim School District operates 28 schools in 23 villages, and we recognize […]

Feeding firefighters in Alaska takes a large team, lots of food

August 2, 2022 0

by Alaska Wildland Fire Information July 13, 2022: The Lime Complex consists of two staffed fires and sixteen unstaffed fires. The total size of the combined fires is 865,620 acres, and there are 150 resources […]

Demands sent to state to improve curing process after thousands of votes thrown out

August 2, 2022 0

The ACLU of Alaska, Native American Rights Fund, and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law seek solutions from State of Alaska after 7,500-plus ballots are rejected in special election. After the State of Alaska […]

Listen, then support — a new approach in Southeast Alaska is a long time in the works

June 13, 2022 Comments Off

by Mary Catharine Martin The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a new approach in Southeast Alaska: first listening to locals about what their community needs, then working to support those ideas. So when the department […]

Calista Corporation announces second round of 2022 Proxy Prizes Winners

June 13, 2022 Comments Off

Over Half of Eligible Shareholders Qualified for $17,500 in Prizes. Seven Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation Shareholders are winners of the regular Early Bird proxy prizes for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All proxy prize winners […]

His 48th summer on top of the world

June 13, 2022 Comments Off

by Ned Rozell This June, George Divoky will refurbish a cabin that sits on a lonely gravel island north of Alaska. He was not planning a remodel this year. Sometime during the winter, a polar […]

Where Does Psychology Come From?

August 4, 2022 0

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Where does the study of psychology come from? Answer: The earliest origins of psychology are in the writings of the ancient Greek philosophers, particularly Aristotle. They wrote about the nature […]

Three Strikes and You’re Out: Nobody Calls Me for Steam Bath Anymore

August 4, 2022 0

by Tad Lindley I saw smoke coming from the stovepipe on my friend’s qasgiq, so I waited until I thought it might be ready and dropped in unannounced. You see, nobody calls me for a steam […]

Boreal Owl Takvialnguaraq

August 4, 2022 0

by Frank Keim The Boreal owl is just about the tamest large bird in Alaska. Many years ago near Scammon Bay I skied so close to one I could probably have put my hands around […]

Some things don’t make sense

August 4, 2022 0

by Peter Twitchell I didn’t want to watch the news after the multiple shootings and needless mass killings across our country in the last three years, it’s been a really sad state of our country now […]

Two perish in car accident

August 4, 2022 0

Alaska State Troopers, Mat-Su Central Fire/EMS and Mat-Su Dive and Rescue responded on July 29, 2022 at 4:39 pm to a single vehicle that entered the Matanuska River after leaving the south bound lanes of […]

Calista Corporation endorses Senator Murkowski’s re-election campaign

August 4, 2022 0

The Lisa Murkowski for Senate Campaign today (July 7th, 2022) thanked Calista Corporation, one of the largest regional Alaska Native corporations, for endorsing Senator Murkowski’s re-election. In announcing its endorsement earlier this year, Calista Corporation’s […]

Officers respond to small child walking in traffic

August 2, 2022 0

Bethel Police Department received a phone call of a small female juvenile child walking in traffic in the area of Ptarmigan and Akakeek in the light rain with a t-shirt and diaper on with no […]

Summer Salmonberries

August 2, 2022 0

Jackie Berry Larson III picked his first salmonberries of the season on his own and cleaned them while picking with the help of his mom on July 3, 2022. He is the son of Kimberly […]

Wading into the icy Yukon River for science

May 26, 2022 Comments Off

by Ned Rozell Snow geese flew in a ragged V overhead, rasping as they looked down upon Alaska’s bumpy face for the first time in 2022. Nine hundred feet below, the Yukon River flowed by […]

Fresh from the Tundra

May 4, 2022 Comments Off

Man sentenced to 115 Years

August 2, 2022 0

On Thursday, June 23, 2022, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced Samuel Atchak to 115 years for the murder and attempted sexual assault of a 19-year-old Chevak woman. Atchak previously pled guilty to murder […]

John Japhet indicted for murder and burglary

August 2, 2022 0

On July 6, 2022, a Bethel grand jury indicted 39-year-old John Japhet on one count of Murder in the First Degree, two counts of Murder in the Second Degree, one count of Burglary in the […]

DUI incident

August 2, 2022 0

Alaska State Troopers received multiple REDDI reports 0n 6-9-22 at approximately 2153 hours regarding a brown, 2015, Ford Explored which had nearly caused several head on collisions, near mil 120 of the Tok Cutoff. AST […]

Jordan Mark sentenced to 99 years for 10-year-old’s murder

June 25, 2022 Comments Off

Yesterday (June 13, 2022), a 20-year-old was sentenced to 99 years for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in the village of Quinhagak in 2020. Fairbanks Superior Court Judge Michael MacDonald sentenced Jordan Mark to […]

Bethel Warriors track and field team competes in Soldotna

May 26, 2022 Comments Off

The Bethel Warrior Track and Field team traveled to Soldotna to participate in the SoHi Invitational Track and Field meet on April 29-30, 2022. The team competed in the 100 meters to 3200 meter races, […]

Bethel Wrestling Club competes in Folkstyle, Greco, and Freestyle State meets

May 18, 2022 Comments Off

The Bethel Wrestling Club traveled to the Alaska USA State Wrestling Tournament in Wasilla to compete in the Folkstyle, Greco, and Freestyle wrestling meets for boys and girls on May 5-8, 2022. In the Folkstyle […]

Chefornak Shamans win LKSD NYO District Meet

April 25, 2022 Comments Off

by Delta Discovery Staff The Chefornak Shamans are the winners of the 2022 Lower Kuskokwim School District Native Youth Olympics tournament, held in Toksook Bay home of the Islanders on April 7-9th, 2022. Teams participating […]

1A Alaska Coastal Conference Day 2 photo highlights

March 5, 2022 Comments Off

1A Alaska Coastal Conference Day 1 photo highlights

March 4, 2022 Comments Off

The basketball games for Day 1 of the 1A Alaska Coastal Conference are in the books. The Lower Kuskokwim School District is hosting the tournament at Bethel Regional High School, March 3-5, 2022.

Slamtastic Volleyball Tournament photos

October 22, 2021 Comments Off

Bethel Regional High School. Friday, October 22, 2021.

James Bruce Mute

August 4, 2022 0

In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth, Amen. Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostril the breath of life, and then man […]

Bea Kristovich

August 2, 2022 0

In memory of Bea Kristovich, whose journey on this earth ended June 2, 2022, we would like to share this poem with you. She will forever be in our hearts, and while we miss her […]

Peter John Ebertz

August 2, 2022 0

After a long battle with cancer, Peter John Ebertz joined our Lord in Heaven on May 22nd, 2022, surrounded by loving prayers and hymns from his children, and siblings. Peter (Pete) was born October 26, […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel July 25 – 29

August 4, 2022 0

Judgments Terence Motgin, 32 Violate Conditions of Release 50 Days Henry Johnson, 33 4th Degree Assault 30 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. George Kameroff, 31 4th Degree Assault 2 Yrs. Prob. Paul Gilila, 45 4th Degree […]

State of Alaska District Court in BethelJune 28 – July 9

August 2, 2022 0

Judgments Peter George Nicori, 43 1st Degree Assault, 3rd Degree Assault 20 Yrs., 10 Yrs. Prob. Wallace B. Joe, 64 Reckless Endangerment 1 Yr. Prob. Mamie Seton-Hoelscher, 44 2nd Degree Harassment, Violate Conditions of Release […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel July 11 – 15

August 2, 2022 0

Judgments Paulpius Evan Myers, 35 3rd Degree Assault, Violate Conditions of Release 4 Mos., 3 Yrs. Prob. Andrew Hawk, 26 2nd Degree Indecent Exposure 2 Yrs. Prob. Ellimae Charles, 39 2nd Degree Harassment $300 John […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending July 31

August 4, 2022 0

• 7/23 – EMS responded to a person with a cut ear. • 7/23 – EMS responded to a traumatic injury. • 7/23 – EMS responded to a traumatic injury. • 7/25 – EMS responded […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending July 23

August 2, 2022 0

• 7/10/2022 01:45 EMS responded to a person reporting of general weakness. • 7/10/2022 05:57 EMS responded to a person having chest pain. • 7/10/2022 11:36 EMS responded to an intoxicated person. • 7/11/2022 00:23 […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending May and June

August 2, 2022 0

• 5/10/2022 01:45 EMS responded to a person reporting of general weakness. • 5/10/2022 05:57 EMS responded to a person having chest pain. • 5/10/2022 11:36 EMS responded to an intoxicated person. • 5/11/2022 00:23 […]

Quyana, Kuskokwim fishermen!

August 2, 2022 0

by KRITFC and YDNWR The Kuskokwim Federal In-Season Manager from Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) released Federal management of Kuskokwim salmon on Thursday, July 21, 2022. This decision was made after several meetings between […]

Summer Days of Salmon

August 2, 2022 0

It was a beautiful day in Goodnews Bay for Jaxson Smith, age 1, to help his mom Renae hang their cut salmon at the fish rack. This photo was taken on June 13th, 2022 at […]

Salmon Season

August 2, 2022 0

Strange encounter on Mystic Road

December 31, 2021 Comments Off

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 […]

Berry pickers spy Bigfoot

July 26, 2018 Comments Off

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 […]

Hairy Man tracks along the Kisaralik River

July 26, 2018 Comments Off

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 […]