by Greg Lincoln Thank you to all who voted in the General Election. Voting is an exciting and fulfilling way to help support our state and local governments. When we vote we connect with our […]
Written by: Anaan’arar Sophie Irene Swope W hat is your relationship to the land? How has that taken precedence in your life? What is your culture worth to the outside world? To the multimillionaires, it […]
Alaskans only pay federal, not state, income taxes—but by one important measure, their income tax burdens are higher than the combined federal-state burdens in many states. The Alaska income tax premium cannot be ignored as […]
by Bethel Community Services Foundation Bethel Community Services Foundation announces the beginning of the 2022 #BethelGives Campaign, sponsored by Bethel Community Services Foundation and nine local nonprofit organizations. This year we have more amazing thank […]
by Bethel Search and Rescue Group 11.18.22 BSAR Kuskokwim River Aerial Survey-Report 2022 – 06* ** Summary: For the past several years BSAR has been scheduling our first aerial freeze up survey of the Kuskokwim […]
Following an extensive investigation and in consultation with the District Attorney’s Office, Investigators from the Bethel Police Department arrested a 15-year-old male on 10/30/2022 at approximately 2030 hours, for the arson that occurred on 08/12/2022 […]
by the K300 Race Committee As the 2022-23 mushing season approaches, the Kuskokwim 300 Race Committee is pleased to announce an exciting addition to their racing program. The Delta Championship Series is a new, season-long […]
by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to the Alaska Coastal Conference Mixed 6 tournament champions – the Nelson Islanders of Toksook Bay. The Lower Kuskokwim School District hosted the 2022 Mixed 6 Vollebyall tournament on December 1-3, […]
by Alutiiq Museum Archaeological Repository Today (November 1st, 2022), the Alutiiq Museum released instructions for making an Alutiiq-style beaded headdress. A paperback book and four accompanying video tutorials provide step-by-step directions for transforming beads, leather, […]
On September 22, 2022, Valdamire Kinegak was reported missing to the Bethel Police Department. Over the next few weeks, attempts at locating Mr. Kinegak were made by law enforcement and members of the community. On […]
October 27, 2022Comments Off on 3D metal printer transforms UAF machine shop’s abilities
by Rod Boyce Mention 3D printing and someone is likely to think about small plastic things such as customized Lego bricks or miniature dinosaurs. 3D printing is something entirely different at the University of Alaska […]
October 27, 2022Comments Off on The man who knew moose like no other
by Ned Rozell Vic Van Ballenberghe died on Sept. 22, 2022, at the age of 78. The man who knew moose better than perhaps anyone else on Earth had stood amid their knobby legs for […]
October 27, 2022Comments Off on Alaska minimum wage to increase to $10.85 in 2023
The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $10.34 to $10.85 in 2023. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014 to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation. Alaska Statute 23.10.065(a) requires the Alaska minimum wage […]
The Bethel Warriors Wrestling team hosted an Invitational tournament with teams from all over the state participating. Joining the Warriors was Akiachak, Alakanuk, Aniak, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, Kotlik, Kwethluk, Lathrop of Fairbanks, Mountain Village, Napaskiak, […]
The Bethel Lady Warriors wrestlers placed second at last weekend’s Bethel Wrestling Invitational tournament held at the WarriorDome. Lady Warrior Isabel Lieb was named the Outstanding Wrestler at the event. Winning gold medals for the […]
Claire Dyment of the Bethel Lady Warriors Jr. High wrestling team won the gold medal in the 91 lbs. weight division. She defeated Nolan Nicholas of the Gladys Jung Cranes in her first bout, the […]
by Delta Discovery Staff Boys varsity wrestling teams from all over Alaska participated at the ACS Denali Auto Glass Wrestling Invitational this past weekend in Anchorage. Wrestlers from Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Delta, Dillingham, Eielson, Glennallen, […]
Mmm, popcorn smells and tastes so good. Here is an easy recipe for you to try, especially if you want to make savory popcorn using the old fashioned method. It is a different way to […]
by Peter Twitchell Seven years ago this month on the morning of November 03, 2015, we lost our beloved Kilbuck School. It went up in a huge fiery billow of smoke and ash. It was […]
by Tad Lindley It couldn’t have happened around here, because we put people in caskets and lock the casket shut when we bury them, but things were different in ancient Israel. People’s bodies were wrapped […]
The Iditarod Race Committee has announced that they are excited to welcome back veteran musher, Michael Williams Jr., to the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Mike has competed in the Iditarod 7 times between […]
The Bethel Warriors varsity, junior high, and 6th-8th grade boys and girls teams competed at the Lancer Smith Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Palmer this past weekend. Sheldon Smith, Paul Dyment, Aaron Mute, Patricio Vasquez, and […]
Isabel Lieb of the Bethel Lady Warriors won the gold medal at last weekend’s Lancer Smith Memorial Tournament Invitational in Palmer, AK in the 138 lbs. bracket. She defeated Marissa Neumann-Arch of Tok in the […]
October 13, 2022Comments Off on Law enforcement seize nearly 5,000 grams of fentanyl
Enhanced enforcement operation nets largest narcotics seizures in Alaska. The Alaska Department of Public Safety and our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners have seized over 212 pounds of illegal narcotics as part of […]
The Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks received a report from the U.S Army Air Traffic Control unit located at Fort Wainwright on 09/19/2022 at approximately 1854 hours, of a plane having an inflight emergency. It […]
The Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified on October 1, 2022, at 12:51 pm of a juvenile male stuck in the mudflats near the Matanuska River, approximately 1.5 miles downstream from the Glenn Highway bridge. Troopers […]
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 […]
March 4, 2022Comments Off on 1A Alaska Coastal Conference Day 1 photo highlights
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.
Bryan Allen Schwartz of Springfield, Missouri born to Robert and Ella (Allen) Schwartz, June 19, 1960, in Granite City Illinois passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in Cordova Alaska, leaving 62 years of memories […]
October 5, 2022Comments Off on Georgiann MerumalriaThompson Kannenberg
Georgiann Merumalria Thompson Kannenberg, the daughter of Anna David and James Roland (JR) Thompson was born on October 10, 1971 in Bethel, Alaska. Georgiann passed away at the age of 50 on April 26, 2022 […]
Laura Angela Kylook, 90, of Bethel, peacefully died on July 25, 2022 with her children by her side. She was born on May 17, 1932 at Fish Village, AK to Xavier Afcan and Clara (Phillip) […]
The Alaska State Troopers were notified on September 28, 2022, at approximately 5:30 pm, of an attempted sexual assault in Kwethluk. Troopers immediately responded to Kwethluk and began investigating the report. Troopers determined that 21-year-old […]
October 5, 2022Comments Off on Kenai Grand Jury indicts Calderwood on murder of missing Homer woman
Yesterday (Sept. 22nd 2022), a Kenai grand jury indicted Kirby Calderwood for kidnapping, sexual assault, and the murder of A. M., a 38-year-old Homer woman missing since Oct. 17, 2019. A. M. are her initials. […]
Officers from the Bethel Police Department responded to the area of Watsons Corner in reference to an assault on 09/13/2022 at approximately 0233 hours. Officers arrived at the scene and observed a female was bleeding […]
• Between 10/01/2022 and 10/31/2022, the Bethel Fire Department responded to 137 EMS and 19 Fire incidents. • On 10/01/2022 at 2:47 p.m. medics responded to a report of a person in seizure. Medics assessed […]
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 Bethel Lady Warriors wrestlers placed second at last weekend’s Bethel Wrestling Invitational tournament held at the WarriorDome. Lady Warrior [...]
by Delta Discovery Staff Anchorage Christian Schools hosted the Denali Auto Glass Wrestling Invitational. Girls teams from Barrow, Bethel, Chugiak, [...]
