Classifieds
Day: February 17, 2022
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel February 7 – 11
Judgments William K. Alexie, 37 Failure to Register as Sex Offender, 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Thomas Evon, 23 Cruelty to Animals, Violate Conditions of Release 3 Yrs. Prob., $100 Gary Lee […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending January 21
• On 01/07/2022 at 8:36 p.m., firefighters responded to Akiak Street for the report of a chimney fire. Upon arrival, firefighters observed smoke and extinguished the fire. • On 01/07/2022 at 3:11 p.m., medics responded […]
Crime
Man victim of homicide
Bethel Police Communications received a report of a possible homicide inside a residence in the 400 block of Owl Street on 02/07/2022 at approximately 0530 hours. Police officers and fire medics responded to the scene. […]
Village Telegraph
LKAA Scholarship seeking applicants
The Lower Kuskokwim Administrator’s Association (LKAA) is granting up to four $1,000 scholarships for any past graduate of an LKSD high school pursuing a degree in the field of education. (graduating high-school seniors may also […]
Village Telegraph
Kieran Bentley named to Dean’s List at Ithaca College
Ithaca College student Kieran Bentley of Napaskiak, Alaska was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. Congratulations! Founded in 1892, Ithaca College is a residential college dedicated to building knowledge and confidence […]
Contributors
Feeling Rejected
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I have bipolar disorder and am currently in a serious depressed state. I try to avoid arguments with my spouse because I know my thinking is skewed. She accuses me […]
In our Native Land
Caribou cams give insight into secret lives
by Ned Rozell Caribou wearing cameras around their necks have filmed a secret world of mushroom nibbling, desperate head-shaking during bug episodes, and nuzzling of wet newborns seconds after they fall to the tundra. The […]
Contributors
Three Fingers Pointing Back at You
by Tad Lindley Before you read any further, I want you to take your hand and pretend that you are pointing at someone. Go ahead and do it. Don’t worry about what other people will […]
Sports
Larson of Napaskiak wins February 50
Jackie Larson of Napaskiak has won another sprint dog race! He mushed his team of eight dogs into the finish area in first place in the February 50 Sled Dog Race in Bethel, Alaska. The […]
Sports
Warriors win Jr. High Basketball Tournament
The Bethel Regional Jr. High Lady Warriors and boys Team A are the champions from this past weekend’s basketball tournament at the WarriorDome. Boys and girls teams attending included the Gladys Jung Cranes, Ayaprun Elitnaurvik […]
Contributors
I wouldn’t wish this on anyone
by Peter Twitchell Webster’s dictionary defines a hernia as a protrusion of an organ or part (such as the intestine) through connective tissue or through a wall of the cavity (as of the abdomen) in […]
Letters to the Editor
Response to article
I’m writing in regards to your article on the arrest of Jon Cochrane for sexual assault in the December 29th, 2021 edition of the Delta Discovery. Why wasn’t his occupation listed? For those of us […]
Speak Your Mind
A call for “Police in Every Community”
Dozens of Alaska villages have no police at all. Dozens of Alaska communities still have no police to protect their residents. “Every community deserves public safety. Letting a criminal assault community members, with no protection […]
Speak Your Mind
The Biden Administration needs to keep its promises to Alaska Native Veterans
by Senator Josh Revak The Federal Administration’s broken promises are a slap in the face of Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans. Federal overreach has always impacted our way of life in Alaska. It is no secret […]
Inside Bethel News
Alaska Senate unanimously approves SB9, the Title 4 Alcohol Statute Rewrite
Today (Feb. 8th, 2022), the Alaska Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 9 modernizing laws governing Alaska’s alcohol industry. The total Title 4 rewrite bill allows the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to regulate the alcoholic beverage […]
Inside Bethel News
Governor Dunleavy introduces legislation addressing Crime in Alaska
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced three bills on February 11, 2022, a portion of the People First Initiative, intended to address several public safety issues in Alaska. The three pieces of legislation focus on statutory […]
Inside Bethel News
Introduction of Bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA)
by AVCP Staff Bill includes Alaska Tribal Public Safety Empowerment subtitle. The Association of Village Council Presidents thanks Senator Lisa Murkowski and her Senate colleagues for introduction of the Bipartisan Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act […]
Inside Bethel News
House District 38 report
by Representative Tiffany Zulkosky February 11, 2022 Dear friends + neighbors, Greetings from Juneau! I hope you are well and have remained warm during this recent stretch of cold weather in our region. The Legislature […]
From The Editor
The Battle of the Bays
by Greg Lincoln The Hooper Bay Warriors hosted their annual Bering Sea Classic, an invitational basketball tournament this past weekend following their winning first place at the Nenana Invitational Tournament, or the NIT. The Hooper […]
Village Telegraph
Kipnuk’s Dolena Fox earns Certified Flight Instructors license
Dolena Fox has not been idle – she is now a Certified Flight Instructor (CFI). She earned her Instructor wings in December 2021 with her training at Blue River Aviation in Palmer. “I got my […]