The Delta Discovery

by Greg Lincoln Sometimes during the onset of grief it seems like the weather knows what you are going through and feeling and it becomes part of your grieving. The wind may pick up, the […]

by Greg Lincoln There is a very brief moment in time that occurs between the moments when you come out of unconsciousness from sleep and full wakefulness. During this time between sleep and full consciousness […]

Only the essentials

by Greg Lincoln There came a point in time when we realized that we needed to do something about our energy consumption and our energy bills. What can we do to cut down costs? How […]

BCSF announces 2019 YK & Northwest Arctic Health Fund Grantees

by Bethel Community Services Foundation Staff In its first year of grant making, Bethel Community Services Foundation’s YK & Northwest Arctic Health Fund supported two health-related projects, one in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and one in […]

Marijuana protest resolution passes

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The Bethel City Council voted unanimously to pass a resolution protesting the issuance of a retail marijuana license to Alaska Grown Cannabis proposing to operate at 230 Tundra Way in Bethel. According to Resolution 19-09, […]

City council news briefs

Ballot proposition items adopted The Bethel City Council voted to adopt both Ordinance 19-15 for the alcohol local option petition and Ordinance 19-16 for the marijuana local option petition. The items passed 5-0. They will […]

Thirty Years In South Sudan: The Bethel Bond

by Vickie Turner Malone Dr. Jill Seaman landed in South Sudan for Doctors Without Borders in 1989, during a huge infectious disease epidemic. When that organization left, Dr. Seaman moved to Old Fangak in 2000, […]

Ombudsman investigates Change of Foster Placement By OCS

August 12, 2019 Juneau – Alaska State Ombudsman Kate Burkhart recently concluded an investigation of a complaint from a licensed foster parent about the way the Office of Children’s Services (OCS) changed the placement of […]

Early Education advocates celebrate budget restoration

by RurAL CAP Staff Following Governor Dunleavy’s early education funding restoration announcement, Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP) celebrates the success of advocacy efforts and promotes the preservation of existing funding allocations for […]

Alaska’s summer 2019 fire season was one for the record books

by John “Chris” Maisch After enjoying three years of relatively quiet summer wildfire seasons, Alaska was overdue for a big one. As most by now are keenly aware, 2019 more than filled the bill. In […]

Public Safety is a Right for all Alaskans

by Representatives Tiffany Zulkosky & John Lincoln According to research by ProPublica and the Anchorage Daily News, one out of three Alaska communities does not have local law enforcement. Alaska’s sexual assault rate is three […]

Governor’s vetoes don’t reflect Alaska’s values

by Diane Kaplan Over the past month, Rasmuson Foundation’s board of directors has urged our elected leaders to compromise and seek solutions that are best for Alaska when addressing the state’s $1 billion plus budget […]

There is always someone who loves and cares for you

Life happens. Whether we want it to or not, it happens. There is no going around it, no speeding up the things we want to, or slowing down the things we’d like. It goes at […]

Cyberbullying: How to Spot It and How to Stop It

About 3 in 5 US teenagers say they’ve been bullied online and, let’s be honest, we’ve all seen it happen to someone else. Sometimes hateful comments just hurt. Other times they could contribute to depression, […]

Tourists want to see wolves

You see in the News that the tourist are not seeing Denali wolves like they used to. One of the reasons is that the state allows wolves to be hunted/trapped close to the Denali area […]

Governor announces restoration of Senior Benefits, Pre-K Grants, Head Start

August 13, 2019: After negotiations with the Alaska House Republicans, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy announced that he plans to restore funding to Alaska’s Senior Benefits program, Pre-K and Head Start grants. The governor also approved […]

When biologists stocked Alaska with wolves

by Ned Rozell Alaska had been a state for one year in 1960 when its department of fish and game conducted a wolf-planting experiment on Coronation Island in southeast Alaska. At the time, the remote […]

Justice Department Public Safety Funding for Rural Alaska Villages

This week (Aug. 2nd, 2019), the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced nearly $5 million in funding to bolster law enforcement in 20 Alaska Native Villages. This […]

When the Bullets Start Flying

by Tad Lindley I knew what I needed to do, tap-tap, two shots in the chest and one in the head. The front sight dropped down between the rear sights. Forward on the right hand […]

The Irritable Child

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: Recently, as I stood in line at an airport terminal, I observed a child probably 3 years old whining for something from his mother. Finally, the whining turned to hitting […]

Shooting Silver Salmon

by Peter Twitchell On July 1957 I was walking along the Kuskokwim River just a half a mile upriver from the Old Airport across the river from Orutsararmiut of Bethel as the Moravian missionaries named […]

Margaret’s Salmon Pie

by Millie Bentley Greetings. Here is another salmon recipe. Can you take it? Actually this was published in 1992 and 2000, but I thought it should be published again. It’s Margaret Eubank’s recipe that she […]

Nunavut to meet September 23rd

The Annual Nunavut Alaska Provisional Government will be holding its Legislative Session on Monday, September 23rd, 2019 at the Alaska Bible Seminary Conference Room opening with registration at 8:00 pm and officially beginning the meeting […]

Man extricated from hole

Alaska State Troopers responded to the report of a man stuck in a hole following a disturbance at a Kasilof Residence on 08/18/2019 at approximately 0109 hours. The male was extricated from the hole without […]

Internship opportunity for college students

Senator Dan Sullivan is looking for exceptional Alaskan college students and recent graduates to join his team in Washington, D.C. Many of today’s best and brightest political minds began their careers in public service as […]

Regulations for subsistence take of fish published in Federal Register

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

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

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 […]

Warm waters across Alaska cause salmon die-offs

by Mary Catharine Martin From the Koyukuk River, to the Kuskokwim, to Norton Sound, to Bristol Bay’s Igushik River, unusually warm temperatures across Alaska this summer led to die-offs of unspawned chum, sockeye, and pink […]

YK Delta Women in Philanthropy – School Supplies Drive

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by BCSF Staff As our local Bethel schools and students start winding up for another year, many students are unable to gather the supplies necessary for a successful school year. Please consider helping our kids […]

Qaillun Yaqulget Elpengcarluteng/How Birds Notify Us

July 17, 2019 Comments Off

The following is an excerpt from: Animal Essays: They say they have ears through the ground by Ann Fienup-Riordan and Alice Rearden. The lowland delta of the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers is home to millions […]

Man arrested for failure to salvage meat before antlers

A Fairbanks-based Alaska Wildlife Trooper contacted Ashton Hicks, age 26 of Fort Wainwright on 08/17/19. Investigation revealed Hicks shot a caribou on 08/11/19 in GMU25C and failed to salvage the caribou as required. Additionally, Hicks brought […]

Illegal importation halted

A local commercial airline in Nome contacted Nome AST to report bottles of alcohol were found in a passenger’s baggage checked for Shaktoolik on 8/8/19 at about 0900 hours. Contact was made with a 54 year […]

Man injured in assault

Alaska State Troopers in St. Mary’s was notified of a disturbance in St. Mary’s on 7/26/19 at 1547 hours. AST investigation revealed Allen Andrews, age 37 of St. Mary’s, had cut a 28 years of […]

Man arrested

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Hooper Bay Village Police contacted Alaska State Troopers to report Marcus Seton (age 20 of Hooper Bay) was highly intoxicated and running around the village pointing guns at people on 7/2/19 at about 1900 hours. […]

Lady Warriors run to fourth in season opener

by Tommy Wells Fiona Phelan and Bethe Hensley both raced their way to top 30 performances on Saturday and helped the Bethel Regional High School Lady Warriors sprint to a fourth-place finish at the West […]

Bethel’s Mud Volleyball tournament a success

by Delta Discovery Staff The Bethel Mud Volleyball tournament fundraiser had another good turnout this year, this is the second annual event. Holding on to their championship status was Kiss My Ace. Coming in second […]

World Eskimo Indian Olympics is a cultural celebration

July 24, 2019 Comments Off

by Delta Discovery Staff The 2019 World Eskimo Indian Olympics is in the books! This annual event held in Fairbanks, Alaska in July is an event that showcases the different cultures, song and dance, and […]

Chris Birch, Senator, Engineer & Grandfather, Passes Away at 68

Anchorage Senator Chris Birch passed away on Wednesday. He was 68 years old. Birch’s proud family history in Alaska began in 1944 when his father, Frank, was stationed in Adak while serving in the US […]

Charlie Kilangak

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The family of Charlie & Zena Kilangak Sr. of Emmonak, would like to announce the memory of Charlie Kilangak Jr. whose 4 years will be August 5, 2019. Thinking of and missing him also please […]

Wassillie George Assiss’aq “Beep” Keene June 19, 1997 – October 24, 2018

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Wassillie George Assiss’aq “Beep” Keene was born on June 19, 1997 to Victor and Lena Keene in Bethel, Alaska. He grew up with is 2 brothers Jackie and Joseph and his one and only Al’a […]

State of Alaska District Court in Bethel August 9 – 16

Judgments Alvin Foss, 28 Disorderly Conduct 1 Yr. Prob. Ramona Olson, 51 4th Degree Assault 60 Days Vasily Olick, 20 Contributing to the Delinquincy Of a Minor 6 Mos., 1 Yr. Prob. Paul Chief Jr., […]

State of Alaska District Court in BethelAugust 1 – 9

Judgments Zachary M. Chaliak, 21 1st Degree Criminal Trespassing 3 Days Aaron Nick, 26 Importing Alcohol – Dry Area $1500, 3 Days Jeremie Azean, 33 Violate Conditions of Release 5 Hrs. CWS Ralph Engebreth Jr., […]

State of Alaska District Court in BethelJuly 25 – August 1