Day: May 11, 2022
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel April 25 – May 5
Judgments Michael G. Sheppard Jr., 54 4th Degree Assault 120 Days, 3 Yrs. Prob. Austin I. Wilmarth, 24 3rd Degree Criminal Mischief 5 Yrs. Prob. Robert Tungwenuk, 37 2nd Degree Harassment 45 Days Alexander Henry, […]
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending May 8
• 5/4/2022 18:30 EMS responded to a report of a seizure. • 5/4/2022 19:25 EMS responded to a person who isn’t feeling well. • 5/4/2022 20:05 EMS responded to a report of a person having […]
Yukon River closed to harvest of salmon except by Federally qualified subsistence users
The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met in public by teleconference on May 4, 2022 and adopted Temporary Special Action FSA22-01 for conservation purposes. Specifically, the Board closed Federal public waters of the Yukon Northern Area […]
Marriage vs. Cohabitating
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I’m preparing to graduate from high school. I’ve had some dates, but I have never been sexually active. I made a choice not to become sexually involved with any of […]
Miserable Marriages Part 2: The Abusive Wife
by Tad Lindley She had an East Coast accent. The crowd of weary travelers was waiting for a bus to take us to a hotel. Our flight had been rerouted to St. Louis and all […]
Live and learn
by Peter Twitchell Live and learn! Until today I didn’t know plants needed food! Growing up I never gave this a second thought! I guess I never looked deep enough into the soil so to […]
Supporting and protecting Alaskans during breakup and fire season
Spring and summer across Alaska bring the much-anticipated recreation and subsistence activities which are vital to our way of life, but the longer days and warmer temperatures also bring the risk of flooding and wildland […]
Tribal Citizens ask Barrick Gold to withdraw from proposed Donlin Gold Mine in Southwest Alaska
from the Salmon State May 3, 2022 (Bethel, Alaska) – Alaska Native community leaders are attending the Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD) Annual General Meeting today to raise indigenous rights concerns and call on Barrick to […]
NYO Awards for 2022
The Cook Inlet Tribal Council hosted the 2022 Native Youth Olympics Senior Games and the traditional team and individual awards have been officially made public. Winning the best overall team award went to the Lower […]
Arctic Entries storytelling event May 22
The storytelling event Arctic Entries is happening in Bethel on May 22nd at 6:00 pm! In the spirit of This American Life, The Moth, and other storytelling events, Arctic Entries brings Alaskans to the stage […]
Bethel student wins federal subsistence art contest
The Office of Subsistence Management has selected the winners of the 2022-23 Student Art Contest: Carl Teg’aaq, age 11, from Bethel won in the wildlife category, and Rea Koy, age 13, from Anchorage won in […]
BNC hosts congressional candidates forum in Bethel
The Office of Subsistence Management has selected the winners of the 2022-23 Student Art Contest: Carl Teg’aaq, age 11, from Bethel won in the wildlife category, and Rea Koy, age 13, from Anchorage won in […]
Kuskokwim Campus 2022 Students of the Year Awards
by Cindy Andrecheck University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus (KuC) is pleased to announce its Student of the Year Awards. Full-time Student of the Year Award was presented to Theresa J. Arnaqulluk Hooper, originally from […]
Kuskokwim Campus 2022 Commencement
by Greg Lincoln The Kuskokwim Campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development celebrated their Forty-Eighth Commencement on April 29th, 2022. The graduates clad in their graduation gowns, mortar boards, […]