by Greg Lincoln Montel Waska #13 of the Kasigluk-Akula Tundra Foxes comforts Gordon Pitka of the Toksook Bay Islanders after their game. photo by Joe Yates The Alaska Coastal Conference completed its first round of […]
by Governor Mike Dunleavy In the five years since the pandemic upended the world as we knew it, many aspects of our everyday lives have returned to normal. The pandemic and the upheaval that resulted […]
The recent negotiations of our President’s efforts in ending the conflict involving Russia and Ukraine appears to be sidetracked by the dispute over the US receiving mineral rights to Ukraine’s rich resources. Currently the issue […]
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is offering new resources to help Alaska Native adults quit smoking tobacco cigarettes. The Aniqsaaq Study is the first to evaluate a financial incentives intervention that involves Alaska […]
The City of Bethel Council passed an action memorandum that would authorize the Mayor of Bethel to invite Alaskan Legislators to attend the 2025 Cama’i Festival that is scheduled for March 28-30. Action memo 25-07 […]
Nursing students Allan White, Brooke Arnett and Danika Bailie received the Future Delta Nurses scholarship from Michelle DeWitt of the Bethel Community Services Foundation on February 27th, 2025. This scholarship was created by nurses that […]
A man died in a November 7th, 2024 hit and run incident in Bethel, Alaska. Forrest Jones Jenkins Sr. operated a motor vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to another person and […]
Schouviller Wassillie Jr. and his racing double Blake Wassillie won the February 50 Doubles sled dog race this past Saturday, March 1st in Bethel. They finished the 50 mile course in 2:32 to win $3700. […]
Yesterday (Feb. 23rd, 2025), Superior Court Judge Daniel Doty sentenced 55-year-old Michael Williams to serve 25 years for Sexual Assault in the First Degree for the 1993 sexual assault of a fourteen-year-old girl near Ketchikan […]
by Peter Twitchell I have fond memories of Bethel Broadcasting Inc. fundraisers in the early days of KYUK Radio, two years before the BBI Board of Directors worked with Senator George Hohman in the Alaska Legislature […]
The Akiachak Huskies are the Greater Kuskokwim Conference 1A Regional champions and will be headed to the State Basketball finals. They defeated the Aniak Halfbreeds at the tournament in Aniak this past weekend. photo by […]
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 […]
This initiative will help solve Indian Country missing and unidentified person cases. The Bureau of Indian Affairs announced today (February 20, 2025) that the Office of Justice Services has launched Operation Spirit Return, an initiative […]
The Secretaries of Interior and Agriculture jointly appointed three new tribally nominated public members to the Federal Subsistence Board. The Federal Subsistence Board was established by the Secretaries and delegated the authority for administering the […]
by Ned Rozell Right about now, within a shrub in southern Texas, a ruby-crowned kinglet twitches to face northward. In a few months, guided by forces neither the kinglet nor human biologists fully understand, the […]
From January 9 through February 16, 2025, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) will be accepting letters of interest from young adults ages 18 to 25 to fill non-voting young leader seats on the 10 Subsistence […]
The Anchorage Museum will be hosting a Cup’ik Grass Mat Weaving Workshop Noon – 3:30 p.m. Saturday – Sunday, March 8 & 9 + March 15 & 16, at the Seed Lab, 111 W. 6th […]
by Ned Rozell Poking holes in the sea floor that used to be part of the Bering Land Bridge, researchers have found that large swaths of it were floodplains pocked with bogs and ponds that […]
ADF&G Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang today (February 26, 2025) announced that George Pappas will join the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) as Director of the Division of Subsistence. “Subsistence plays a critical role in […]
Attorney General Taylor today (Jan. 23, 2025) – announced a settlement with Anchorage Chrysler Center Inc. regarding document fees it charged its customers that were not included in the online advertised price of its vehicles. […]
The Alaska State Troopers (AST) spotted a truck that had been reported stolen on January 14, 2024 on January 16, 2025, at approximately 9:44 PM. As AST attempted to follow the vehicle, it fled at […]
by Jeff Richardson Northern pike are moving through salt water to invade freshwater habitats in Southcentral Alaska, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Alaska Department of Fish […]
This Public Health Alert Network is to reflect updated times the person was at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. A measles case was confirmed in a resident of the Southern Kenai Peninsula this week. This […]
Alaska grew by 2,274 people from 2023 to 2024, an increase of 0.3 percent, based on population estimates released today (January 7th, 2025) by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The state’s population, […]
by Tad Lindley The Bible uses four types of language to convey God’s message to us. For this reason, the word of God can at times be hard to understand. One night a man named […]
by Tad Lindley There is a picture of a billboard advertising a defense lawyer, Larry L. Archie, going around on the internet. His byline is, “Just because you did it, doesn’t mean you’re guilty.” Unless […]
by Peter Twitchell In the 1980s my wife Betty and I began bringing our children to Anchorage to expose them to a world outside of the tundra, fishing on the Kuskokwim, dusty roads, and mosquitoes. […]
by Tad Lindley According to most sources, there are over 2 billion Christians alive on planet earth today. This group of people comprises a vast number of church groups all holding a variety of different […]
by Peter Twitchell Whenever I have an appointment at the Alaska Native Medical Center I invariably run into someone I know from Bethel or the Bethel area. I was glad to see Mike Riley one […]
by Tad Lindley Sexy advertising sells stuff. When I was small, there really wasn’t a whole lot of variety in soaps for men. Then Irish Springs and Old Spice hit the market. They were powerfully […]
The Bethel Warriors hosted the Kotzebue Huskies last weekend and won both their games at the WarriorDome. Madden Cockroft #23 of the Warriors goes airborne for the layup while being defended by #10 Benjamin Marcus. […]
The Alaska Schools Activities Association Schools has released the Good Sports Award Recipients list for high school wrestlers for 2024. Schools with 4 or more athletes, may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and […]
Manokotak Lynx vs. Scammon Bay Eagles at the VFW Invitational Tournament last weekned. From left are #1 Donovan Gloko, #31 Albert Yunak, and #1 Dallas Kaganak. photo by Greg Lincoln The Veterans of Foreign Wars […]
by Thurman Jack The Unalakleet Wolfpack boys’ and girls’ basketball teams claimed championships at the 2A Conference Clash Tournament, an eight-team event featuring top programs from each of the four 2A conferences. The tournament included […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sharon Merle Kristovich, a woman of deep kindness, generosity, and selflessness, passed away on her 83rd birthday, Sunday, November 24, 2024. She was born Sharon Jung in Bethel, Alaska, to Henry and Gladys Jung, the […]
We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and community mourning the loss of Edward Adams, Sr., a beloved Traditional Chief. His leadership, wisdom, and commitment to preserving cultural traditions will be remembered and […]
Katie Kakgailnguq Curtis, born June 24th, 1952 to November 22, 2024. Katie Kakgailnguq Curtis, is preceded by her late parents, Phillip Nurataaq and Maria Cupugniralria Moses, her late paternal grandparents Angalgaq and Nalugaralria Moses, maternal […]
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, […]
February 21 • On 1-9-2025 at 03:46 PM Medic 6 responded to the report of a Patient that was intoxicated and assaulted, Patient was treated and transported to the hospital. • On 1-9-2025 at 04:02 […]
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 […]
