Obituaries

Mary Mellick, Beloved Elder

Mary Mellick, aged 90, passed away on October 20, 2021, in Anchorage. Mary was born February 22, 1931, in Nogamut, a now-abandoned settlement on the Holitna River. Raised in Sleetmute, Mary was the eldest of […]

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For Sale

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Letters to the Editor

Tara for Alaska Campaign

Alaska, thank you. Ten weeks ago I answered the call from Alaskans and embarked on a campaign journey with an amazing team of dedicated volunteers. I stood before Alaskan voters ready to be judged on […]

Contributors

Parenting Issues

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: What are some of the most common parenting issues you have seen in your practice? Answer: Probably the most common parenting issue that I see is one parent sabotaging the […]

Contributors

Our sacred land

by Peter Twitchell Who is teaching our kids about our sacred Tundra land, air, and sea? We the people are the stewards of this land to take care of it as we would an infant […]

Delta Fishin’ Report

Sheefish caught in Kipnuk

Carl Paul of Kipnuk caught a sheefish while drifting on the Kugkaktlik River last week, which is a very unusual catch for that river. Carl’s wife Martha cooked it and made delicious blackberry fish akutaq. […]

Delta Fishin’ Report

In-Season Kuskokwim Fishing Updates

by Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Since Federal salmon management began on June 1, 2022, the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission estimates that about 12,630 king salmon have been caught in the lower Kuskokwim this […]

Delta Fishin’ Report

Grandma’s Helper

2 year old Amelia Chaney of Napaskiak is happy to be helping her grandparents Joe and Susan Bavilla hang their salmon strips at their family’s fish rack. She is the daughter of  Alex Chaney and […]

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In our Native Land

Remains found

On October 25, 2021, the Alaska State Troopers were notified by 59-year-old Fox resident Robert Bridges that his wife 65-year-old Fox resident Kimberly Bridges was missing from their home. Troopers began a thorough search for […]

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In our Native Land

Investigation in Akiak

A Tribal Police Officer contacted Alaska State Trooper dispatch on June 11, 2022 at about 4am, to report a death in the Community of Akiak. The deceased male, Nelson Jackson, 21 years old of Akiak, […]

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Crime

Man arrested

The Alaska State Troopers were notified on June 10, 2022, at 2:10 am, that 26-year-old Atmautluak resident Emmitt Paul provided alcohol to a toddler who was then brought to the village clinic. Paul then proceeded […]

Classifieds

For Sale

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Obituaries

Laverne Howard Shimanek

Laverne Howard Shimanek, 88, peacefully passed on to His Savior Jesus, on May 11, 2022, at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. His devotion to family and expressive faith in God were the hallmarks […]

Contributors

Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi

by Frank Keim Although I’ve never seen an Olive-sided flycatcher in the YK Delta, I have been assured they nest there – probably more in the semi-open boreal coniferous forests with bogs and muskeg in […]

Speak Your Mind

Tribes from Alaska’s Kuskokwim region file superior court appeal to protect salmon streams from massive gold mine

Orutsararmiut Native Council and the Native Village of Eek, Sovereign Tribal Governments from the Kuskokwim Region of Alaska, Challenge State’s Decision to Grant 12 Permanent Water Rights to World’s Largest Open Pit Gold Mine Project. […]

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Village Telegraph

Arctic Slope Community Foundation launches Inupiaq Dictionary and Sentence Building App

We here at Arctic Slope Community Foundation (ASCF) are beyond excited to share with you one of our latest projects, combining Iñupiaq language preservation with modern technology; the language learning website www.inupiaqonline.com. The website is […]

Inside Bethel News

Sen. Murkowski announces 2022 Summer Interns

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski today (June 10th, 2022) announced the names of eleven interns and two intern coordinators who will work in her Washington, DC office this summer. These young Alaskans will get an up-close […]

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Heard it in the Steam House

K9 officers help detain man

A K9 team helped detain a man after he ran away from officers on the Sterling Highway. The Soldotna AST K-9 Team conducted a traffic stop on 6-4-2022 at 2022 hours on a 2016 silver Chevrolet […]

Contributors

Sexual Addiction, Perception or Fact

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I recently married, and I know my husband is cheating and it’s with multiple women not just one. He holds me when we sleep, sometimes we hold each other while […]

Obituaries

Donald Lee Fancher

Donald Lee Fancher was born in Bethel, Alaska, on January 30, 1955 to Elizabeth Wassilie and Edward Giarraputo. He was later adopted by Maxwell and Gladys Fancher. Don grew up in Bethel, Alaska, and attended […]

Contributors

When Joseph Got Psycho With Them Part 2

by Tad Lindley Last week we left Joseph (still undercover and speaking through an interpreter) and his 11 brothers having a feast. If you have not read last week’s column, please go back and read […]

Inside Bethel News

Troopers of the Year Announced

by DPS Staff Alaska State Trooper and Alaska Wildlife Trooper receive awards. The Directors of the Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers announced the recipients of the 2021 Trooper of the Year Award for […]

Contributors

School years of old

by Peter Twitchell I want to write a little story about village of Akiak in 1962. When I was 11 years old in ‘61 dad David Adams Twitchell took me up to the village of […]

Letters to the Editor

Doug Massie for Alaska

Newly retired head of Alaska State Wildlife Troopers, Doug Massie, has filed for Alaska State Senate Seat O. Senate District O was recently redrawn, and now covers a significant portion of the Northern Mat-Su Borough, […]

Speak Your Mind

Why are we restricted from taking a single salmon, while factory trawlers are allowed to kill tens of thousands?

by Melanie Bahnke, Vivian Korthuis, Brian Ridley, Fred Phillip, Kevin Whitworth and Brooke Woods This was written by a coalition of Tribal Organizations that collectively represent over 100 federally recognized Tribes in Western and Interior […]

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Village Telegraph

Federal waters of District 3 of the Yukon River closed to subsistence salmon fishing

The Federal In-season Manager, pursuant to delegated authority from the Federal Subsistence Board under Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA Title VIII section 816), has issued an emergency special action (2-KS-02-22) closing Federal public […]

Delta Fishin’ Report

First King Salmon caught in Akiachak

Leonard Wassilie of Akiachak caught this king salmon in his whitefish set net on May 26th, 2022. His family cooked the fresh fish for a late dinner with friends.

From The Editor

YKHC celebrates grand opening of Dr. Paul John Calricaraq hospital expansion project

by Greg Lincoln The hardworking leadership of the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation invited all the stakeholders, lenders, politicians, business partners, construction crews, designers, board members, staff, and community members to the grand opening celebration of […]

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In our Native Land

Baby and others rescued from airplane crash

MATCOM received 911 calls advising of a plane that crashed into the Matanuska River near mile 99 of the Glenn Highway on 05/28/2022 at approximately 1834 hours. The plane was occupied by three individuals including […]

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For Sale

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Heard it in the Steam House

Troopers investigate death in village

Alaska State Troopers received a report from a tribal police officer on May 20, 2022 at 11:24 pm of a death in the village of Kipnuk. The deceased male was identified as John Paul, 30 […]

Contributors

Guardianship

by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: My mother is quite elderly, and I am concerned that she may be in need of a guardian. I recently found that there are a number of bills that have […]

In our Native Land

Appeal to the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources

On May 25, 2022, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Commissioner’s Office received notice of an appeal to the Alaska Superior Court from Earthjustice, an environmental, non-governmental law organization representing Orutsararmiut Native Council and the […]

Summer Living

His 48th summer on top of the world

by Ned Rozell This June, George Divoky will refurbish a cabin that sits on a lonely gravel island north of Alaska. He was not planning a remodel this year. Sometime during the winter, a polar […]

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In our Native Land

Avian influenza detected in a red fox in Alaska

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, working collaboratively with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Office of the State Veterinarian, has confirmed the detection of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus […]

Contributors

Believe it or not

by Peter Twitchell There was an interesting question posed to two contestants on the Family Feud show today. Host Steve Harvey asked each member of the family this question: “What makes you suspect that your […]

Letters to the Editor

Planting the seed

Suicide hurts everyone from the top of the earth to the bottom. I myself am amongst the millions that are hurting and so I write of this undesirable topic. I have heard on the news, […]

Speak Your Mind

Honoring the Fallen – and Caring for Veterans

by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) penned the following opinion-editorial, honoring members of the U.S. military who have given the ultimate sacrifice and highlighting ways we can honor the fallen—including by […]

Village Telegraph

UAF team lauded for  innovative home design

by Jeff Richardson Using shipping containers and energy-efficient techniques, a team of University of Alaska Fairbanks students has created a prize-winning new design for rural Alaska housing construction. The four students in the Solar Design […]