Day: March 10, 2022
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel February 28 – March 4
Judgments Elijah Kaganak, 24 Failure to Register/Update Electronic Address 35 Days Timothy Matthew, 21 2nd Degree Sexual Assault 2 Yrs., 10 Yrs. Prob. Frank Phillip, 28 Resist/Interfere with Arrest 1 Yr. Prob. Jacquelyn Kashatok, 38 […]
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending March 1
• On 2-25-22 at 1:16 A.M., Medics responded to the report of a person that is intoxicated. • On 2-25-22 at 1:16 A.M., Firefighters responded to the report of a fire from a stove. On […]
Pronoun Fails File #37: I vs. We
by Tad Lindley This one was not even on my radar until I saw a random post about baptism on Facebook. The post was something about somebody baptizing using the word “we” instead of the […]
Quitting Tobacco
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: We are in a financial bind. We can’t pay our rent, yet my husband smokes a pack of cigarettes each day. I know we are on the verge of being […]
Gray-Jackson & Murkowski make two Democrats in the Alaska Senate race
With the entrance of State Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson into the Alaska U.S. Senate race, there are now effectively two prominent Democrats for voters to consider in the August primary election. Gray-Jackson’s record shows that she […]
Revisiting Ambler decision contradicts White House clean energy targets
by Corri Feige Last August, President Joe Biden signed an executive order setting a goal for half of the new vehicles sold in the United States to be electric by 2030. Four months later, on […]
Healthcare today
by Peter Twitchell I had my post-op for my hernia surgery today February 24, 2022 at the Alaska Native Medical Center hospital. I ran into an old friend who asked me how I’ve been. I […]
Scammon Bay boys and Pilot Station/Marshall girls win Yukon Delta 1A Conference Tournament
The Pilot Station/Marshall girls and the Scammon Bay Eagles are the 1A Yukon Delta Conference tournament champions and will be representing the Lower Yukon School District at the Alaska Schools Activities Association 1A State tournament, […]
Janelle Vanasse named Alaska Pacific University President
Alaska Pacific University (APU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Janelle Vanasse as its next president, effective June 1, 2022. “Dr. Vanasse has a wealth of educational leadership in Alaska Native communities that […]
Cama-i Dance 2022 March 26 – 27, 2022 at Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center in Bethel
In the Yup’ik culture, we embrace each other with a warm and welcoming greeting by offering a hand to shake accompanied by the exclamation, “Cama-i!” It is in that same spirit we announce that a […]
Chefornak Lady Shamans and Toksook Bay Islander boys win 1A Coastal Conference basketball tournament
by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to the 34th Annual 1A Alaska Coastal Conference basketball tournament champions as of this Saturday, March 5th, 2022 – the Chefornak Lady Shamans and the Toksook Bay Islander boys. These teams […]