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For Sale

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

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Alaska Delegation applauds approval of major disaster declaration for Western Alaska

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), and Representative Mary Sattler Peltola (D-Alaska) today (September 23, 2022) welcomed an announcement that President Joe Biden just approved Alaska Governor Michael Dunleavy’s (R-Alaska) request for […]

Contributors

Live in the present

by Peter Twitchell I try my best to live in the present, in the moment because that’s all I have in my life – this moment to breathe fresh air, to feel the sun’s warmth on […]

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Inside Bethel News

Vaccine mandate for Head Start overturned

The Biden Administration and its federal agencies exceeded their authority when they mandated a COVID-19 vaccine for Head Start workers and masks for participating children, according to a U.S. District Judge’s ruling today (Sept. 21st, […]

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Inside Bethel News

Alaska National Guardsmen, Naval Militia and State Defense Force deploy across Western Alaska for Operation Merbok Response

More than 100 members of Joint Task Force Alaska deployed to the hub communities of Bethel and Nome today (Sept. 21st, 2022), as part of Operation Merbok Response, to support recovery efforts across Western Alaska. […]

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For Sale

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

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Heard it in the Steam House

Structure Fire on Fifth Avenue

The Bethel Fire and Police Departments responded to 548 Fifth Avenue for a report of a structure fire at 11:21 p.m. on Friday, September 9, 2022. Upon arrival, firefighters observed smoke and fire emitting from […]

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Crime

Man arrested for assault

Officers from the Bethel Police Department responded to the area of Watsons Corner in reference to an assault on 09/13/2022 at approximately 0233 hours. Officers arrived at the scene and observed a female was bleeding […]

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Crime

Vehicle thieves apprehended

The Bethel Police Department receive a report of a stolen vehicle on 09/07/2022 at approximately 22:11 hours. At 01:31 hours on 09/08/2022, Officers of the Bethel Police Department observed a vehicle of matching the description […]

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Crime

Men arrested for unlawful animal treatment

Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted two individuals with a recently harvested bull moose in Brown’s Slough in Bethel On 09/15/2022. Further investigation revealed the individuals, identified as Steven Andrew and Tyler Walker, located the moose swimming […]

Sports

BRHS hosts Invitational Volleyball weekend

The Bethel Regional High School volleyball teams hosted a weekend of slamtastic with teams from Chevak and Juneau-Douglas participating. The games started on Friday and continued on through Saturday. The Juneau-Douglas Bears varsity team came […]

Delta Lifestyles

Learning Yup’ik Grass Basketry

by K.J. Lincoln This past week a group from Bethel participated in a workshop to learn how to sew Yup’ik grass baskets. I had the honor of learning with them and sharing the knowledge learned […]

Contributors

The Golden Years

by Peter Twitchell Life gets interesting as I age. First, I’ll admit time flew by from my youth to my retirement age. I have to admit again that it seems like it’s slowed down to […]

Letters to the Editor

Qiayugturngatleq

I wonder how it is that our body knows when someone is going to pass? How is it our spirit knows when there is a calamity approaching? It was the week of in-service, I could […]

Speak Your Mind

Regional Tribal Government

by Willie Kasayulie Akiachak Native Community hosted a Pinariuq Conference during the first week of July 1984 with Tuluksak Native Community and Akiak Native Community tribal council members participating. This gathering officially started the discussion […]

Village Telegraph

The Yupiit School District Values Yuuyaraq

by Mary Fogarty George The Superintendent and Regional School Board of the Yupiit School District hosted a five-day district-wide in-service in the downtown Marriott Hotel August 29-September 2. Guest speaker Panigkaq Agatha John Shields, led […]

From The Editor

Coastal storm pounds western Alaska

by Greg Lincoln The worst storm in recent times hit our homeland this past weekend – the coastal regions bore the brunt. Reports and photos of homes collapsing off their posts, extensive coastline erosion, extreme […]

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For Sale

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

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Crime

Man sentenced to 115 Years

On Thursday, June 23, 2022, Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced Samuel Atchak to 115 years for the murder and attempted sexual assault of a 19-year-old Chevak woman. Atchak previously pled guilty to murder […]

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Crime

Anchorage grand jury indicts man

On Aug. 29, 2022, an Anchorage grand jury indicted 35-year-old Talon Westlake for murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, manslaughter and tampering with evidence, all involving the beating death of his […]

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Crime

Woman arrested in assault incident

Bethel Police Communications received a report of a possible stabbing inside a residence in the 300 block of Ptarmigan Ave on 07/01/2022 at approximately 0247 hours. Police officers and fire medics responded to the scene. […]

Contributors

Calling All Tin Foil Heads

by Tad Lindley Did you know that Jesus was tempted to use painkillers? No, nobody came up to him with a sheet of tinfoil, a lighter, a hit of Oxycontin, and a ballpoint pen casing, […]

Obituaries

Laura A. Kylook

Laura Angela Kylook, 90, of Bethel, peacefully died on July 25, 2022 with her children by her side. She was born on May 17, 1932 at Fish Village, AK to Xavier Afcan and Clara (Phillip) […]

Contributors

Remembering 9/11

by Peter Twitchell It just dawned on me on this day 9/11/2001 between 9:30 and 10 o’clock I was camped across from the Aniak gravel bar watching two American jet fighters behind the Korean Airlines […]

Inside Bethel News

Write-in candidate  for Bethel election

In addition to the three candidates that are listed on the ballot, the City Clerk’s Office certified Henry S. Batchelor Jr. as a write-in candidate. Bethel City Clerk Lori Strickler made the announcement on August […]

From The Editor

Welcome Home Representative Peltola

by Greg Lincoln Bethel rolled out the red carpet for Representative-elect Mary Peltola last Thursday, with a grand welcome at the Bethel airport and then celebrating with a homecoming reception at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural […]

Obituaries

Jerome Rogauskas

Jerome “Jerry” Rogauskas, born September 22th, 1945 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, passed away on Sunday, August 7th, 2022, in Lincoln City, Oregon. He is proceeded in death by his father, Frank Rogauskas, and his mother, Anna […]

Obituaries

Billy Norbert Westlock

Billy Norbert Westlock, lovingly named after Aupalria & Aurralria, was born in Bethel on November 20, 1972 to Gordon Sr. and Nora Westlock. He entered Eternal Life on July 4, 2022. Billy was well-known to […]

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For Sale

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

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Crime

Quinhagak man sentenced

Bethel Superior Court Judge Terrence Haas sentenced Frank Nelson to 45 years on Wed., July 27, for the beating murder and robbery of 53-year-old Quinhagak resident Jesse Britton. Nelson was given three additional years to […]

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Heard it in the Steam House

Clara’s Moose Curry

by Millie Bentley Greetings. It’s that time of year again when calls start coming in for “…that recipe for moose curry. You know, that really good, really simple recipe?” Yes, I know exactly the recipe […]

Letters to the Editor

Support for a drug-sniffing dog for Bethel

Bethel Friends of Canines fully supports the City of Bethel Police Department’s future K-9 Program. We are an animal rescue organization that works closely with the City of Bethel Police Department to manage animal control […]

Speak Your Mind

Western Alaskan’s appeal to Governor Dunleavy

by the Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association and the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association Thirty residents from the Bristol Bay, Norton Sound, Yukon and Kuskokwim (BBAYK) regions of Alaska met with Governor Dunleavy and the Commissioner […]

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For Sale

For Sale: Hitzer Amish built woodstoves. UHMW Plastic sled runners. 543-2379. (11)(3/1-cnx) FOR SALE 300 Gallon Plastic Water Tanks in stock. Call Shorty at Shorty’s Shop for pricing. 543-3158 or 545-3157 (19)(9/18-cnx) For Sale: Plastic […]

Contributors

A Better Seat on the Titanic

by Tad Lindley When the ocean liner Titanic left Queenstown, Ireland, she had about 2,224 souls aboard. Some were crew members (176 crew men did nothing, but keep shoveling coal 24 hours a day to […]

Obituaries

Donna J. Chris

Loving wife, mother and grandmother, Donna J. Chris, 79, passed away peacefully July 28, 2022, at her home in Big Lake, Alaska. Donna was born May 19, 1943, in Queens, NY, to Edwin and Helen […]

Letters to the Editor

Childhood vaccinations

When I first worked as a YKHC health aide in 1989, I worked with two ladies who were elder health aides. They really taught me and the other health aides a lot. They showed us […]

Inside Bethel News

Bethel Crane Run Race Results

The Bethel Crane Run for elementary runners took place last Friday, August 26th, 2022 at the host school – Gladys Jung Elementary. Runners from Ayaprun Elementary and Bethel Regional High School also participated in the […]

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ANSEP students prepared for college and careers with paid STEM internships in Alaska and across the U.S.

From oil and gas companies to federal agencies, ANSEP strategic partners offered unmatched educational and professional opportunities for Alaskans this summer. This summer, 21 students from across Alaska participated in the Alaska Native Science & […]

Delta Lifestyles

Crowberries for Grandma

Terralyn and Panikpiaq are picking paunraq blackberries for their Grandma Linda Noratuk on a nice afternoon day in Bethel. Photo taken on 8/14/22. photo by Linda Noratuk