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Heard it in the Steam House

Remains found

A Chitna area resident contacted Alaska State Troopers in Glennallen and reported locating a deceased male on April 19, 2021, at approximately 1015 hours. Troopers and a VPSO responded to the scene. The body was […]

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Delta Lifestyles

Snow is the state of Alaska

by Ned Rozell In mid-March, it is snowing once again in Fairbanks, as it has snowed on many days since October. That makes it a good day to pick up Matthew Sturm’s new book, “Field […]

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Inside Bethel News

For Sale

For Sale: Small House 22 by 20 must be moved $14000. 545-0929 (12)(3/3-cnx)  For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call […]

Contributors

Herring Gull Arliaq/Naruyaq

by Frank Keim Of all the gray-and-white, pink-legged “seagulls” found in the YK Delta, the Herring gull is the huskiest in size and shape. Although they aren’t as numerous on the Delta as their cousin, […]

Contributors

Food for the table

by Peter Twitchell There are just too many guns in the world that are being abused, because they are in the hands of the wrong people. Here, let me qualify this statement a bit. First […]

Letters to the Editor

Earth Day

I took this photo in 2014. It was a time in my life that didn’t feel very significant but shaped who I am today. I lived in the rural village of Bethel, Alaska that was […]

Heard it in the Steam House

Akiak Alcohol Policy

by the Akiak Tribal Court The Village of Akiak is a Dry Community and will remain Dry until a legal vote for Local Option passes, per ordinance: •The sale of alcohol and importation within the […]

Inside Bethel News

Kuskokwim Campus Student of the Year Awards

by Cynthia Andrecheck University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus is pleased to announce its Student of the Year Awards. Full-time Student of the Year Award was presented to Amber Ac’urunaq Evan from Kongiganak, AK. After […]

From The Editor

Yup’ik and Inupiaq Spelling Bee Championships

by Greg Lincoln The ninth annual statewide Yup’ik spelling bee championship and the first annual statewide Iñupiaq spelling bee championship took place on Saturday, April 17th. The spelling bees were held at the Arctic Rec […]

Village Telegraph

ALPAR and partners keep Alaska clean

Like most things in Alaska, recycling has challenges other states don’t face. In fact, the only way recycling is economically feasible in Alaska communities large and small is for businesses and people to donate their […]

Classifieds

For Sale

For Sale: Small House 22 by 20 must be moved $14000. 545-0929 (12)(3/3-cnx)  For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call […]

Contributors

Multitasking

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: My husband and I have been having some rather heated discussions lately. I find nothing wrong with multitasking, and he refuses to be interrupted to take a telephone call. I’m […]

Obituaries

Nate Scott Hoffman

Nate Scott Hoffman the only son born to Carolyn Moses & Eric Hoffman. Gracing his family w/ his presence on April 30, 1984. Nate passed away unexpectedly w/ his family at his side on December […]

Contributors

Your Ex Wants You Back

by Tad Lindley Did you ever know someone in a bad relationship? They finally got rid of the guy or the girl and you were glad to hear it, they were feeling safe again, had […]

In our Native Land

Secrets of the Alaska sled dog

by Ned Rozell Mike Davis lives in Oklahoma, but he has traveled to Alaska many times to work with our greatest athletes. Davis, an Oklahoma State University veterinarian and exercise physiologist has many times traveled […]

Delta Lifestyles

As Spring Returns

by Gisela Chapa An unusually snowy winter seems to have overextended its stay at the Delta. “This is the most snow we’ve seen in decades,” is a common phrase I hear in conversations about the […]

Contributors

Preparing for higher learning

by Peter Twitchell COVID-19 did a lot of damage in lost revenue to everyone, loss of life, loss of work and small businesses, reduced funding to schools, lost revenue to colleges due to reduced classes […]

Speak Your Mind

Judgment Tax

by Gloria Simeon Our City Council, as it is, as it has been, does not truly represent the demographic of our village. It represents mostly outsiders. With the exception of one, these are people who […]

Inside Bethel News

Judge finds ADEC certification of Donlin Gold’s water quality invalid & orders certificate rescinded

by ONC Staff Department of Environmental Conservation told to rescind certification of Federal wetlands permit for Donlin Gold Mine because the project will violate Alaska’s environmental standards & will not adequately protect salmon habitat. (Bethel, […]

Inside Bethel News

Senate Finance Committee bills

by Senator Lyman Hoffman Hello – It is day eighty-eight and sunny in Juneau! This week, the Senate Finance Committee worked on the following bills, SB 69: Assisted Living Homes/House Rules, HB 76: Extending COVID-19 […]

From The Editor

UAF fall honors students

by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to our honor roll students for your outstanding academic achievements, we are very proud of your accomplishments. The University of Alaska Fairbanks has announced the students named to the deans’ and […]

Delta Lifestyles

River Ice Fishing

A crew from Nelson Island from the Sipary and Lincoln Family went ice fishing for pike on the Toksook River this past weekend. The weather was very mild and everyone was happy to be out […]

In our Native Land

Foxes Test Positive For Rabies

 BETHEL, AK (April 20, 2021) – Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) reported Tuesday that the communities of Nightmute, Alakanuk and Bethel have each had one fox test positive for rabies in recent weeks. The YKHC Office […]

Crime

Illegal drugs found hidden internally

Alaska State Troopers in Ketchikan, along with the Ketchikan Police Department, Ketchikan Airport Police, and Juneau DEA conducted a joint operation to disrupt the flow of illicit narcotics into Southeast, Alaska on February 5, 2021. […]

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Village Telegraph

RurAL CAP remembers former Executive Director Phil Smith

Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (RurAL CAP), remembers former Executive Director Phil Smith for his service to low-income, vulnerable Alaskans. Smith served as the private, statewide, nonprofit organization’s Executive Director from 1975-1981. During that […]

Obituaries

Anthony E. Peterson

Anthony E. Peterson was born in old Andreafsky January 23, 1947 to George Peterson and his Mother Mary Nayamin Peterson. The Lord called him home on December 18, 2020. When his parents died, he went […]

Contributors

The Ciivak Effect

by Tad Lindley My friend, Harry Lewis, once said this, “Marriage is like flies on a screen door. The ones on the inside are trying to get out, and the ones on the outside are […]

Classifieds

For Sale

For Sale: Small House 22 by 20 must be moved $14000. 545-0929 (12)(3/3-cnx)  For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call […]

Village Telegraph

New airstrip to be built at Mertarvik

FAA Awards $627.7 Million in Airport Improvement Grants The village of Newtok was granted over $21.1 million from a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to build a replacement airport […]

Contributors

Assertive Discipline

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury I am tired of screaming at my children. It seems they don’t even hear me any more. What can I do? There is a lot that you can do to train […]

Contributors

Colors

by Peter Twitchell David Johnson said, “Like death and taxes there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous yet what does it all mean?” People are more relaxed in green rooms. In the 1950s, Northern […]

Inside Bethel News

Resolution proposed authorizing consulting services for evaluating how sexual assault cases are processed in Bethel

The City Council of Bethel will be considering a resolution that authorizes consulting services for the City Council to evaluate and improve the investigation, processing, and prosecution of reported sexual assault cases within the criminal […]

Inside Bethel News

Senate District S Legislative Update

by Senator Lyman F. Hoffman Good morning – Day eighty-one and it is snowing in Juneau! This week, the Senate Finance Committee heard the following bills, SB 20: Out of State Teacher Reciprocity, SB 64: […]

Delta Lifestyles

Tasty Pike Salad Dip

Hi everyone! Here’s a fish dip recipe that is pretty good. It can be made with pike or whitefish that you caught from your local river. It’s a tasty treat to eat with crackers: Ritz […]

Classifieds

For Sale

For Sale: Small House 22 by 20 must be moved $14000. 545-0929 (12)(3/3-cnx) For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call […]

Obituaries

Martha Clara Chiklak

Martha Clara Chiklak, Yup’ik name “Apuren” but known as Panik, was born to Mary Emmanual and Charlie Peterson on November 12, 1941 at Owl Village. She was raised by Charlie and Lucinda Peterson. Lord called […]

Contributors

Why???

by Peter Twitchell I have happy memories of growing up on the other side of Bethel a quarter of a mile upriver. From the old Civil Aeronautics Administration (C.A.A.), as it was called, and the […]

In our Native Land

K300 Trailmarker Retrieval Program

by K300 Staff We at the K300 are launching a new program this year. We’d like to keep as many of our trailmarkers as possible from littering our beautiful landscape or floating out to sea. […]

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Inside Bethel News

Special action request to increase moose harvest limit in Unit 18 Remainder approved

In a March 30, 2021 teleconference, the Federal Subsistence Board (Board) approved Emergency Wildlife Special Action Request WSA21-02. Emergency Wildlife Special Action Request WSA21-02, submitted by Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council, requested to increase […]

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Inside Bethel News

Interim YK Regional Tribal Government holds initial meeting

The interim Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) Regional Tribal Government (RTG) representatives recently met to discuss immediate concerns for YK Tribes and RTG members. Stephen Maxie, Jr., of Napaskiak, Alaska, was voted as interim Speaker. Additionally, a priority […]

Inside Bethel News

Day 74 Legislative Session Report

by Senator Lyman Hoffman Greetings – It is day seventy-four. This week the Senate Finance Committee heard the following bills: SB 32: College Credit for High School Students, SB 36: University of Alaska Regents Reporting […]

Sports

2A State Basketball Semifinal games

by Delta Discovery Staff Hooper Bay Lady Warriors head to championship The Hooper Bay Lady Warriors defeated the Glennallen Lady Panthers 30-23 during their semifinal game at the State 2A Basketball finals held at the […]