by Greg Lincoln The World Eskimo Indian Olympics (WEIO) featuring games, native dance and regalia, and arts and crafts will begin July 16th and conclude on July 19th, 2025 in the interior city of Fairbanks, […]
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today (July 1st, 2025) released the following statement on H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill: This was one of the hardest votes I have taken during my time in the […]
Just yesterday (June 23rd, 2025), I received a long distance call from a concerned person asking me if I had heard of Congress’s proposed budget in the billions of dollars cuts to the Denali Kid […]
This Fourth of July in Bethel parade featured many patriotic floats including one with the current reigning Miss World Eskimo Indian Olympics Tatiana Taanka Korthuis and the current Miss Cama’i Joeli Carlson, both of Bethel. […]
Student-athletes attended the Phoenix Basketball Camp this summer to hone their skills. From left are: Brianna Fredericks, Maelyn Fredericks, Jaden Fredericks, Jackson Iverson, Keegan Thompson, Ethan wheeler, and Haley Fitka from Valdez/St. Mary’s. “Summer is […]
Here are the salmon fishing harvest summaries from the June 9th and June 12th opportunities provided by the Kuskokwim InterTribal Fish Commission, released on June 16th, 2025 in their Inseason Update, and also the salmon […]
The City of Bethel council will be considering adoption of an ordinance that would remove usage of the Senior Citizen Exemption Card and allow alternative proof of senior citizenship. There will be a public hearing […]
by Seth LaCount Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion, rescued a family of six June 30, near Tuntutuliak on the Kuskokwim River. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission […]
by Rep. Robyn Niayuq Burke Rep. Robyn Niayuq Burke issued the following statement in response to Governor Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 174: “The Governor’s veto of House Bill 174 is more than a line-item […]
The Native Village of Napaskiak has a water shortage problem. The community’s water treatment plant has been inoperable since June 21st, 2025. The Napaskiak Tribe released a resolution dated June 26th, 2025 declaring a water […]
by the Orthodox Church in America On June 18, 2025, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon traveled to Alaska to preside at the services for the glorification of the Righteous Olga of Kwethluk, where hundreds of pilgrims […]
July 19, 2024Comments Off on Fishing on the Qanirtuuq River
Helena Aana Sam of Quinhagak caught her very first King Salmon while trolling on the Kanektok River. “It was a fun and scary experience to catch this big fish,” she said. Photo courtesy of Aana […]
July 19, 2024Comments Off on Kuskokwim River Mainstem fishing opportunities
Pursuant to authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) Manager, as In-Season Manager, hereby announces five gillnet fishing opportunities for Federally qualified subsistence users only downstream of the […]
by Ned Rozell In 1973, Elden Johnson was a young engineer working on one of the most ambitious and uncertain projects in the world — an 800-mile steel pipeline that carried warm oil over frozen […]
In a significant victory for Alaska’s salmon fishery, U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason has upheld the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) decision to adopt Amendment 16 to the federal salmon fishery plan for the Cook […]
Bear Dogs provide safety on the Twelvemile Lake Fire at Healy Lake. With known bear activity in the area, the team has implemented additional safety measures to protect crews working and camping in remote spike […]
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, joined U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Appropriations Committee, and Jack Reed (D-RI) in sending a letter to Secretary of Labor […]
by Iditarod Staff Excitement Builds as 22 Mushers Enter the 2026 Iditarod on Opening Day. As of 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 28th, 22 mushers have officially entered the 2026 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, […]
Due to the passage of Ballot Measure 1 in November 2024, Alaska’s minimum wage will increase to $13.00 per hour on July 1, 2025. It will subsequently increase to $14.00 on July 1, 2026, and […]
by Ned Rozell Thirty years ago, students from the Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary School in Aniak were among those who held a statewide election to declare an insect that best represented Alaska. Their school’s winner: […]
U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC) and co-chair of the U.S. Senate Korea Caucus, today (June 26th, 2025) celebrated the unanimous passage of his Senate resolution commemorating […]
In August 2024, the US Coast Guard conducted an active search and rescue for four missing boaters in Kachemak Bay near Homer. Their active search was suspended without any sightings. The Alaska Dive, Search, Rescue, […]
The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) has admitted three more harbor seal pups to the Wildlife Response Program in the past seven days, marking a busy start to the 2025 season (June 4th, 2025). One of […]
Tim Wonhola Sr. was many things to friends and family near and far. Although New Stuyahok, where Timothy spent his life, is remote, his passion and voice were heard loud and clear in the marble […]
by Rod Boyce The month of May was noticeably cooler around Alaska, but data from the Alaska Climate Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks show that monthly mean temperatures weren’t much below normal. […]
by Tad Lindley And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received […]
by Peter Twitchell We just celebrated the 4th of July. In the latter part of the 1950s and the 1960s the 4th of July celebrations in the Kuskokwim villages and the Yukon villages was memorable. […]
by Tad Lindley Phillip had been preaching in Samaria and people were believing, being baptized, and received the gift of the Holy Ghost. Then God told him to leave Samaria and so he did. As […]
by Frank Keim original artwork by Frank Keim This dainty sparrow is a skulker, so it is often hard to see as it sneaks along on the ground among willow and alder thickets in wet […]
by Peter Twitchell Bethel 4th of July celebrations have always been a big event in the past, everyone pitched in with the preparation including City Municipality and all service organizations. Earl Polk Sr. getting his […]
by Tad Lindley Kipnuk was the first place I became a regular consumer of seal oil. We ate food stored in seal oil, food dipped in seal oil, seal oil in soup, seal oil in […]
Representative Jamie Allard (R–Eagle River) today (July 1st, 2025) praised a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, which found that California violated Title IX by allowing biological males to […]
The Alaska Schools Activities Association has issued the 2025 Track and Field Good Sport Recipients awards. Schools with 4 or more boys, or 4 or more girls, may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship […]
The Alaska Schools Activities Association’s Basketball Sideline Cheerleader of the Game awards have been released. The 2025 State Cheerleading Competition took place on March 18th, 2025 at the Alaska Airline Center. Congratulations! 2A Cordova Michelle […]
The Alaska School Activities Association has released the 2025 State Cheerleading Competition results for 2025. The competition was held on March 18th, 2025 in Anchorage at the Alaska Airlines Center. Congratulations! 2025 ASAA Cheer State […]
Gloria Mark from Eek, Alaska enjoys reading the Delta Discovery newspaper while moose hunting up river on the North Side this September. Photo by Richard Mark, also of Eek.
This rice recipe is from The Alaskan Grub-Box by Sis Laraux who collected and compiled delicious recipes from her friends and relatives. This delicious dip is from Annie Laraux. You can also use fresh boiled […]
February 26, 2025Comments Off on 2025 Iditarod Restart to take place in Fairbanks, AK
by the Iditarod Trail Committee After careful consultation with our dedicated Trail Breakers and thorough review of current trail conditions, the Iditarod Trail Committee has made the difficult but necessary decision to move the Official […]
February 26, 2025Comments Off on AKARNG 297th RSG to deploy to Eastern Europe
by Seth LaCount Deployment in support of NATO allies, expeditionary base operations. The Alaska Army National Guard’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 297th Regional Support Group will deploy approximately 80 Guardsmen on a nine-month mission to […]
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 […]
Kent Steven “Dogger” Winship entered his heavenly home on June 27, 2025. Born May 30, 1961 to Myron W. and Sharon F. Winship in La Chapelle Saint Mesmin, Loiret, France, Kent sought adventure in every […]
William Thomas “Bill” Sigler born March 30, 1943, in Gary, Indiana passed away on April 18, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. Bill is survived by his 4 children: Matthew Sigler, Sonia Farrally, Demian Sigler & Chaytea […]
Seward, Alaska – It is with profound sadness that her family announces the passing of Carol Pickett Hull, a celebrated Alaska Native athlete and a trailblazer in the world of traditional Indigenous sports. Carol passed […]
Alaska State Troopers received a report from TPOs out of Toksook Bay on 09/01/ 2024 at approximately 10:09 hours, about a head on ATV crash. Investigation resulted in the arrest of 19 YOA Charles Maxie […]
September 19, 2024Comments Off on Charles Ivan indicted for Cruelty to Animals in Akiak
A Bethel grand jury returned an indictment today (Sept. 10th, 2024) for 23-year-old Charles Ivan who was indicted for nine counts of Cruelty to Animals. Ivan is charged with causing the death of seven dogs and […]
Yesterday (July 11th, 2024), after a four-day trial, a jury found 32-year-old Daniel Nick guilty of Kidnapping, Coercion, two counts of Assault in the Third Degree, Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Fourth Degree, […]
July 4 • EMS On 06-23-2025 at 07:52 AM, Medics responded to the report of a person that had been injury. The patient was assessed, treated, and transported to the hospital. • On 06-23-2025 at […]
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 Alaska Schools Activities Association’s Basketball Sideline Cheerleader of the Game awards have been released. The 2025 State Cheerleading Competition [...]
