by Greg Lincoln The 35th annual 1A Coastal Conference Basketball Tournament is underway here in Bethel at the WarriorDome. Girls varsity teams from the Island League: Chefornak, Toksook Bay, and Newtok/Mertarvik; the Midcoast League: Kipnuk, […]
by Rose Dunleavy Serving as Alaska’s First Lady has given me the opportunity to meet many truly inspiring Alaskans. Reflecting on this time, I feel a deep sense of gratitude to call Alaska home and […]
Spring planning is well underway for the 2023 open water season. Unfortunately, there is no relief in sight from last year’s higher fuel prices. The oil market has seen some decrease in crude oil prices, […]
by the Iditarod Trail Committee A lively crowd filled up the Dena’ina Civic Convention Center for the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Mushers Banquet. The banquet is the largest fundraiser for the Iditarod Trail Committee, […]
by Senator Lyman Hoffman Greetings, Today is day forty-six of this Legislative session. I am currently in travel status. Bush Caucus members, I, Senator Olson and Representatives Edgmon, Foster and McCormick, of the Legislature, are […]
Peter Kaiser, 35, is signed up for the 2023 running of the Iditarod. He is the 2019 Iditarod Champion and this will be his thirteenth race. Kaiser was born and raised in Bethel, Alaska. He […]
The Alaska state legislature has taken an important step to protect the state’s fisheries and support the trolling industry, passing House Joint Resolution 5 with unanimous support from both the majority and minority caucuses. The […]
Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration Feb. 24, 2023 to assist the Tuluksak Native Community, and the Yupiit School District with emergency response expenses related to the broken water line between the water plant […]
The 2023 Alaska Academic Decathlon State Competition will bring together twelve teams of high school students from around the state, including a team from the Lower Yukon School District, to the UAA Campus, March 1-4, […]
February 16, 2023Comments Off on Fisheries Temporary Special Action Request regarding Salmon Fishing Closures on the Kanektok River
Fisheries Temporary Special Action Request FSA23-01, submitted by the Native Village of Kwinhagak, requests the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) to close Federal public waters of the Kanektok River drainage to the harvest of Chinook and […]
February 16, 2023Comments Off on Calista Corporation seeks Nominations for 2023 Shareholder Awards
Recipients receive regional recognition and $1,500 prize. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is seeking nominations for its 2023 Shareholder Awards. Calista Shareholders and Descendants living within and outside of the Calista Region may be nominated for the […]
February 16, 2023Comments Off on EPA protects Bristol Bay, Alaska from toxic Pebble Mine
SalmonState today (Jan. 31st, 2023) cheered the issuance of a series of safeguards by the Environmental Protection Agency that will protect the headwaters of salmon-rich Bristol Bay, Alaska and prevent the construction and operation of […]
The Bethel Warriors boys varsity team hosted their 3A western conference counterparts this past weekend – the Nome Nanooks at the WarriorDome. These were the last regular season games for the Warriors. On Friday night, […]
February 24, 2023Comments Off on Warriors split wins with Kotzebue Huskies
The Bethel varsity boys Warrior basketball team hosted the Kotzebue Huskies this weekend, splitting the wins with their 3A western conference counterparts. On Friday, the Warriors came out on top winning in a close match, […]
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 Dave Kutcher You are driving into the darkness, no streetlights, the snow is swirling in the heavy winds and you can barely see ten feet in front of you. Your knuckles are white as […]
by Peter Twitchell As I advance in elderhood I look at the world with open eyes savoring each moment and everything has greater meaning for me. One such event is the 1000 mile longest sled […]
by Tad Lindley There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. (Hosea 2:15) Achan gets greedy… The Book of Joshua records the story of […]
by Dave Kutcher You’ve heard us talk about ways to mitigate market volatility and how zero can be your hero at retirement when devising a distribution strategy that will give you the best probability of […]
by Peter Twitchell I saw a newscast just the other day on KTUU Channel 2 Anchorage where my relative Mr. Michael Williams of Akiak testified that he had caught two (2) Chum Salmon last summer […]
by Tad Lindley Conversations like this have been happening for the last 2,000 years now: “Dude, I just scored a few grams, come over and we’ll smoke some bowls and play PubG!” “Nope on the […]
by Ned Rozell In spring of 1946, five men stationed at the Scotch Cap lighthouse had reasons to be happy. World War II was over. They had survived. Their lonely Coast Guard assignment on Unimak […]
by Heather McMillion What you eat today can affect how you feel in 10, 20 or more years from now. As we get older, many of us may develop one or more chronic diseases, such […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has selected six people to honor during its 2023 commencement weekend in May. Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson and Helen (Dick) MacLean will receive honorary doctorates, which recognize recipients’ lasting contributions […]
An Anchorage grand jury indicted 52-year-old Lawrence Andrew Lekanoff on two counts of sexual abuse of a minor on Feb. 23. Lekanoff is charged with sexually abusing a five-year-old child in an Anchorage park in […]
Aims to Hold Meeting in Y-K Region. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation has set June 2 as the date for its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. “A key goal for the Board of Directors is to hold […]
by Ned Rozell When a Lab vacuums the ground with her nose and her tail moves like a helicopter blade, you know a grouse is about to fly. When the dog stops like a dragonfly, […]
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 […]
February 24, 2023Comments Off on Anuska Cingliaq Nanalook Oct. 24, 1932 – Jan. 13, 2023
Anuska Cingliaq Nanalook, 90, passed peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, January 13, 2023. She was born around October 24, 1932, in Togiak to Cuyiiq and Angilan as the youngest of seven. She moved to […]
February 24, 2023Comments Off on Joerene Maria Hout Feb. 21, 1934 – Nov. 25, 2022Joerene Maria Hout
Lifelong Alaskan resident Joerene Maria Hout passed away on November 25, 2022, at the age of 88. Joerene was born on February 21, 1934, in Douglas, Alaska to Walter and Gladys (Green) Savikko. She was […]
February 24, 2023Comments Off on Mary N. Evon July 28, 1929 – Oct. 4, 2022Mary N. Evon
Mary N. Evon was born in Bethel, AK, to the late Henry and Annie Nansen on July 28, 1929. She died peacefully at home with her children by her side on October 4, 2022. She […]
August 30 – September 4 Judgments Allen W. Amik, 26 3rd Degree Sexual Abuse of Minor 1 Yr., 5 Yrs. Prob. Nelson L. Kanuk, 28 Soliciting Indecent Picture of Minor 3 Yrs. Prob. Cameron Jacob, […]
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 […]
January 18 • Between 01/01/2023 and 01/31/2023, the Bethel Fire Department responded to 103 EMS and 22 Fire incidents. • On 01/05/2023 at 6:35 a.m. Firefighters responded to Ridgecrest Drive for the report of a […]
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 […]
