The Delta Discovery, Inc.

by Greg Lincoln The graduation class of the Bethel Regional High School honored 34 graduates at a much-anticipated commencement ceremony at the WarriorDome, home of the Warriors on Saturday, May 21st, 2022. Wearing their blue […]

Kuskokwim Learning Academy graduates honored at commencement ceremony

by Greg Lincoln The Kuskokwim Learning Academy graduated six seniors this past Friday at the KLA 2022 commencement ceremony. Receiving their new high school diplomas are: Adu Wassillie, Calvin Samson, Chelsea Gilman, and Shawnti Finch […]

Kuskokwim Campus 2022 Commencement

by Greg Lincoln The Kuskokwim Campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development celebrated their Forty-Eighth Commencement on April 29th, 2022. The graduates clad in their graduation gowns, mortar boards, […]

AVCP CEO appointed to Federal Commission to Protect Indians

Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) Chief Executive Officer Vivian Korthuis has been appointed to serve as commissioner on the Not Invisible Act Joint Commission of Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians Commission. Interior Secretary Deb […]

Future plans do not include seeking re-election

by Representative Tiffany Zulkosky, House District 38 Serving the lower Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the Alaska State Legislature over the past five years has been a profound honor. Truthfully, it’s a job I never thought I […]

Wood rafters Kuskokwim adventure

by Delta Discovery Staff A n adventurous pair can be found in Bethel’s very own Bailey McCallson and Tecumseh Hensely. They had a grand adventure on the Kuskokwim this past week, sailing their self-made log […]

Calista Corporation encourages shareholders to vote in Special Primary Election

by Calista Corporation Staff Mail-in ballots are on their way to registered Alaska voters. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation leadership alerts its Shareholders of voting age that the Division of Elections has begun the process of mailing […]

APU receives national nursing accreditation and commendation

Two Alaska Pacific University (APU) nursing programs have received accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The announcement applies to the university’s associate degree and bachelor’s degree in nursing, both of which […]

James Barker honored with Rasmuson Foundation Distinguished Artist Award

Rasmuson Foundation has named documentary photographer James H. Barker of Fairbanks the 2022 Distinguished Artist. The award, which includes $40,000, honors a lifetime of creative excellence and outstanding contribution to the state’s arts and culture. […]

Tribal citizens ask NovaGold to withdraw from proposed Donlin Gold Mine in Southwest Alaska

From the Salmon State May 18, 2022 (Bethel, Alaska) – Alaska Native community leaders are attending the NovaGold. (NYSE: NG) Annual General Meeting today to raise Indigenous rights concerns and call on NovaGold to withdraw […]

The Effectiveness of Read by 9 Reforms

by Debra Van Dyke Reading scores for Alaska’s public-school students are unsatisfactory. In fact, Alaskan fourth-grade reading scores across all incomes rank our students dead last in the nation. Considering the importance of being able […]

Tribal Citizens ask Barrick Gold to withdraw from proposed Donlin Gold Mine in Southwest Alaska

from the Salmon State May 3, 2022 (Bethel, Alaska) – Alaska Native community leaders are attending the Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD) Annual General Meeting today to raise indigenous rights concerns and call on Barrick to […]

Private School, State Reimbursement: Family Choice

Alaskan parents have a legitimate right to choose the school that is the best fit for their children, even if that is a private school. There is an opportunity – which has been hiding from […]

What to do if you find “orphaned” animals

With summer upon us more people will be heading outdoors to recreate. Undoubtedly, some people will come across young animals. Alaska law prohibits the taking or holding of live animals (including birds) without a permit […]

Supporting and protecting Alaskans during breakup and fire season

Spring and summer across Alaska bring the much-anticipated recreation and subsistence activities which are vital to our way of life, but the longer days and warmer temperatures also bring the risk of flooding and wildland […]

Missing child found deceased

The Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified that two adults recreating in the Pillar Mountain area had located a deceased juvenile on May 15, 2022, at approximately 12:30 pm. Alaska State Troopers […]

Kuskokwim Ice Classic clock stops on May 5th

The Kuskokwim Ice Classic clock stopped on May 5, 2022 at 6:05 pm. The 2022 Kusko Ice Classic winner is Brenda Carmichael of Napaskiak. She had an exact guess of May 5, 2022 at 6:05 […]

Yukon River closed to harvest of salmon except by Federally qualified subsistence users

The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met in public by teleconference on May 4, 2022 and adopted Temporary Special Action FSA22-01 for conservation purposes. Specifically, the Board closed Federal public waters of the Yukon Northern Area […]

Life of a sockeye

October 14, 2021 Comments Off

by Bjorn Dihle On July 22nd, news broke that Bristol Bay was having its biggest sockeye salmon return since recordkeeping began in 1893. More than 63 million sockeye had returned to the bay’s different watersheds […]

The Salmon State — An early fall trip to Hasselborg Lake

October 14, 2021 Comments Off

by Mary Catharine Martin Four years ago this August, my partner Bjorn and I flew into Admiralty Island’s Hasselborg Lake. We fought through thick blueberry bushes and swarms of flies, angled our way up a […]

Beavers not always to blame for fever

September 2, 2021 Comments Off

by Ned Rozell Years ago, I worked for a hunting guide on a river in the middle of Alaska. One of my duties was to drive a motorized canoe full of moose meat upstream to […]

Remodeling Your Living Room Part II

by Tad Lindley Living room or dying room? I don’t have a television in my home. I do not watch movies on my computer’s DVD player. I have never played an X-box. I have seen […]

The best gift

by Peter Twitchell When I was growing up across the river from Bethel it was also our fish campsite where mom and dad made the best fish salmon slabs and strips. The fish was always […]

Remodeling Your Living Room Part I

by Tad Lindley If you have an average American living room in your house, it’s time to remodel. I’m talking about a living room that has a couch and some chairs and perhaps other furniture. […]

McKay’s Bunting Kanguruaq/Kanguyagaq

by Frank Keim When I first began teaching in Hooper Bay in 1979, my winters were made more enjoyable by cross-country skiing daily out to the edge of the Bering Sea coast, which was only […]

Murkowski continues push to address infant formula shortage

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) this week continued her efforts to mitigate the dangerous shortage of infant formula in the United States. First, Murkowski joined her colleagues in sponsoring the bipartisan Access to Baby Formula […]

State Emergency Operation Center disaster response update

The Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management released following Kuskokwim River response update last Tuesday, May 10th, 2022. Kuskokwim – Crooked Creek, Red Devil and Sleetmute: • Flood waters receded in Crooked Creek Red […]

Fish & Game Investigates Bear Attack On JBER

Employees of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) responded to the location of a fatal bear attack that occurred Tuesday, May 10, in Anchorage on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER). A U.S. Army Alaska […]

Wading into the icy Yukon River for science

by Ned Rozell Snow geese flew in a ragged V overhead, rasping as they looked down upon Alaska’s bumpy face for the first time in 2022. Nine hundred feet below, the Yukon River flowed by […]

Fresh from the Tundra

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Alaska Senate passes the Alaska Reads Act

April 25, 2022 Comments Off

The Alaska Senate today (April 12th, 2022) unanimously passed Senate Bill 111, an important effort to improve reading skills through increased accountability, well placed resources, and by recognizing that students must be ready to learn […]

Washington man arrested for enticing Bethel child

Investigators of the Alaska State Troopers working in conjunction with investigators from Homeland Security Investigations and the Spokane Police Department arrested 40-year-old Spokane, Washington resident Brian Kevin Powell on May 19, 2022. Mr. Powell was […]

Homicide Investigation

The Alaska State Troopers received a report that an adult male had been stabbed in Scammon Bay on April 7, 2022, at around 2:00 pm. The wounded man, 35-year-old Scammon Bay resident Cedric Yunak died […]

Bethel taxi cabs hit by juveniles

April 25, 2022 Comments Off

Taxi cabs are an essential form of transportation in the hub community of Bethel. On Sunday, 3/28/2022 at approximately 8:00pm Bethel Police Communications received a report of damage to three separate taxi windows from thrown […]

Man arrested at Anchorage Airport for attempting to transport narcotics

April 7, 2022 Comments Off

Investigators assigned to the Anchorage Airport Interdiction Team contacted a suspicious passenger attempting to travel to rural Alaska on March 31, 2022 at approximately 9:00 am. During their investigation, Troopers discovered approximately 56 grams of […]

Bethel Warriors track and field team competes in Soldotna

The Bethel Warrior Track and Field team traveled to Soldotna to participate in the SoHi Invitational Track and Field meet on April 29-30, 2022. The team competed in the 100 meters to 3200 meter races, […]

Bethel Wrestling Club competes in Folkstyle, Greco, and Freestyle State meets