Day: April 21, 2021
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel April 8 – 12
Judgments Admiral Tom, 31 4th Degree Assault, Violate Conditions of Release 1 Yr. Prob., $150 Eugene A. Michaelson, 28 Violate Conditions of Release, 4th Degree Assault, 5th Degree Criminal Mischief $150, 60 Days, 1 Yr. […]
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending April 5
• On 3-27-21 at 5:04 P.M., Medics responded to the report of a vehicle roll over. No injuries reported. On 3-27-21 at 5:33 P.M., Medics responded to the report of a person that has chest […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kuskokwim Ice Classic benefits local groups
by BCSF Staff The Kuskokwim Ice Classic committee is pleased to announce that 2021 Ice Classic tickets are now on sale! For the first time in Ice Classic history, guesses may be submitted online at […]
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 […]
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 […]
What is the official YKHC stance on sugary drinks/sugar sweetened beverages?
An open letter to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation regarding the Sugary Beverage Tax Greetings YKHC staff, I’m sending this email to the handful of you that I thought of. I want to take a […]
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 […]
Bethel, Tuluksak and Chevak communities discuss disaster processes with the state
by Lt. Col. Candis Olmstead Commissioner for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, traveled to Western Alaska last week (April 13th, 2021) to meet with Tribal leaders and citizens in […]
ANSEP to bring full-time Acceleration Academy component to Bethel this fall
With the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s new Acceleration Academy (Bethel), students across Lower Kuskokwim region have a chance to go from eighth grade to a bachelor’s degree in five to six years and […]
“Pinwheels for prevention”, April is Child Abuse Prevention month
by Elena Aluskak The blue pinwheel, representing innocence is a national symbol for child abuse prevention. Pinwheels reflect the bright future all children deserve. The pinwheel is a positive emblem of the effect we can […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]