by Greg Lincoln Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks was established in 1972 by state legislation to research and teach the 20 Native languages of Alaska. It is now an internationally […]
by Ned Rozell My friend Hal called the other day, from a parking garage in Punta Gorda, Florida. In his car he had nine one-gallon jugs of water, a red-plastic container of gasoline and a […]
Culture and language are so closely linked together. Research has shown that if a language is lost, much of the knowledge, skills and the very foundation of that culture are also lost. The Koyukon Athabascan […]
Valdamire “Doyun” Kinegak has been missing and his family is worried about him and wants him to come home. Doyun was last seen on September 16th or 17th, 2022 in Bethel. A missing persons report was […]
by Theresa Quiner The University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus would like to invite the community to join us in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 10th. Please join us in honoring the Yup’ik, […]
The Alaska Federation of Natives, the state’s largest statewide Native organization, chose for its 2022 Convention keynote speaker Representative Mary Sattler Peltola. After winning the special election and becoming the first Alaska Native and the […]
The Biden Administration and its federal agencies exceeded their authority when they mandated a COVID-19 vaccine for Head Start workers and masks for participating children, according to a U.S. District Judge’s ruling today (Sept. 21st, […]
Twenty-nine years after he was a freshman living in the dorms at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Steven H. Downs was sentenced to 75 years in prison for sexually assaulting and murdering 20-year-old Sophie Sergie […]
Project delivered salmon to Alaska Native communities experiencing record-low salmon returns. In July and August, the Fish for Families project delivered more than 14,000 pounds of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon to families in the Chigniks […]
Collaborative effort, backed by $2.98 million grant from the NSF, will collaboratively address water and sanitation challenges in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $2.98M will support a three-year collaboration […]
Virtual and in-person sessions with Alaska Native leaders on subsistence needs will take place in Bethel and Fairbanks. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold […]
Search volunteers with Bethel Search and Rescue and other partners from throughout the state and local neighboring villages have been diligently seeking for missing boater/hunter Carl Flynn of Bethel. Flynn was last known to be […]
Assistance to those impacted by 2022 September West Coast Storm (Typhoon Merbok) available. Individuals and families can apply for state disaster recovery grants beginning September 26. Governor Mike Dunleavy declared the 2022 September West Coast […]
Teams remove 125,000 pounds of debris. As of Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, Joint Task Force Alaska, consisting of 164 service members from the Alaska National Guard, the Alaska Naval Militia and the Alaska State Defense […]
The Bethel Warrior Cross Country team (at left) dominated the field at the Region I Big West Conference XC meet held in Nome this past Saturday. Both girls and boys teams took home the first […]
The top five finishers in the high school girls and boys Lower Kuskokwim School District cross country races will be headed to the State XC Finals in Anchorage to be held on October 8th, 2022 […]
A young team from the Akiak School attended Bethel’s “Pit Race” in September. The four boys that made the trip were 4th-8th grade students running the biggest race they had ever been a part of. […]
The Quinhagak Seahawks boys and girls teams were joined by teams from Kongiganak, Kwethluk, Tuntutuliak, and Tununak for the final race of the cross country season. Winning in the girls race was Kongiganak’s Tasha Lupie. […]
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 Tad Lindley Picture this entirely imaginary scene, the Alaska State Troopers knock on the door and are invited into the residence whereupon they see a small, blue berry-picking bucket on the kitchen table and […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I’ve been married several years, and there have been some pretty serious ups and downs in our relationship. Growing up, I always heard my mother say that you never build […]
by Heather McMillion, MS, RD, LD, CDCES Health conditions and medications can be complicated. When we go to see healthcare professionals, we may hear words we do not know. However, it is important that we […]
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 […]
by Calista Staff Two Shareholders Who Signed Up for Digital Services Won iPad minis. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation would like to congratulate the winners of the 2022 Calista Click Contest: • Maria G. Moses • Timothy […]
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.
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) […]
Jerome “Jerry” Rogauskas, born September 22th, 1945 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, August 7th, 2022, in Lincoln City, Oregon. He is proceeded in death by his father, Frank Rogauskas, and his mother, Anna […]
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 […]
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 […]
• 9-21-2022 at 02:30 M-5 was called to respond to a report of alcohol intoxication. • 9-21-2022 at 03:19 M-5 was called to respond to a report of alcohol intoxication. • 9-21-2022 at 04:08 M-5 […]
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 […]
