The Bethel Warriors boys and girls wrestling teams traveled to the Hutchinson Meltdown wrestling tournament in Fairbanks this past weekend following the duals at Lathrop High. Here are the results from the Individual bracketed tournament […]
The Bethel Warriors wrestling team traveled to Fairbanks for their next competition – The Battle In The Interior (BITI). Teams competed in dual team format. Boys Teams included: Delta, Lathrop, North Pole, West Valley, Palmer, […]
The Bethel Lady Warrior Volleyball team hosted a weekend full of volleyball games at the WarriorDome. Visiting teams included the Point Hope Harpoonerettes, the Barrow Whalers, the Redington Lady Huskies, and the Palmer Lady Moose […]
Judgments Kristy Lynn Nick, 25 Driving Under the Influence $3000, 20 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Francis Waska Aparezuk, 35 4th Degree Assault 50 Days, 1 Yr. Prob. Probation violations Kristy Nick, 25 Violated Conditions of […]
• 10/7/2022 22:07 M5 responded to a report of an intoxicated person. • 10/7/2022 22:06 M5 responded to a report of a person who fell down a flight of stairs. • 10/8/2022 05:36 M5 responded […]
On September 22, 2022, Valdamire Kinegak was reported missing to the Bethel Police Department. Over the next few weeks, attempts at locating Mr. Kinegak were made by law enforcement and members of the community. On […]
by Tad Lindley Maybe you saw the meme on Facebook. It had a drawing of the ark, and the words, FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE DROWNED EVERYONE IN IT. The intent of […]
by Rod Boyce Mention 3D printing and someone is likely to think about small plastic things such as customized Lego bricks or miniature dinosaurs. 3D printing is something entirely different at the University of Alaska […]
by Ned Rozell Vic Van Ballenberghe died on Sept. 22, 2022, at the age of 78. The man who knew moose better than perhaps anyone else on Earth had stood amid their knobby legs for […]
The Alaska minimum wage will increase from $10.34 to $10.85 in 2023. Voters passed a ballot initiative in 2014 to adjust the minimum wage annually for inflation. Alaska Statute 23.10.065(a) requires the Alaska minimum wage […]
Every year, AFN honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. The Citizen of the Year Award recognizes the contributions of a Native person who has demonstrated strong commitment, […]
by Peter Twitchell There are countless humorous stories from the early days. One story involves the Sears Roebuck catalog. Here is as I heard it. I was told by an Elder on the southwest coast […]
As an Alaska Native woman, I’m voting yes on Ballot Measure 1 for a Constitutional Convention on November 8th for two main reasons. First, I believe we can have better representation from Alaska Natives and […]
by Paulette Schuerch For the last two years, we have been pretty much locked up due to COVID mandates. Some people lost jobs (including me) due to the pandemic, though I was lucky to have […]
by Rod Boyce Magma beneath long-dormant Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast Alaska has been moving upward through Earth’s crust, according to research the Alaska Volcano Observatory rapidly produced using a new method. The new approach […]
The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Alumni Association recognized 11 alumni and friends for their extraordinary work during the recent 2022 Reunion State of the School Address and Awards Ceremony. One of the 2022 honorees […]
A proposed ordinance to amend the Bethel Municipal Code to add a new subsection adopting Title 4 of Alaska Statutes regarding alcoholic beverages is on the Bethel City Council agenda this week for introduction. The […]
High school seniors from nearly 250 high schools across Alaska have been identified as this year’s class of UA Scholars, qualifying each of them for a $12,000 scholarship to use at any location in the […]
by Greg Lincoln Every year, AFN honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. Awarded the Roger Lang Youth Leadership award is Golga Oscar of Kasigluk. Congratulations! The 2022 […]
No judgments or probation violations this week.
• 9-27-2022 at 19:25 M-5 was called to respond to a report of alcohol intoxication. • 9-28-2022 at 04:42 M-5 was called to respond to a report of dizziness. • 9-28-2022 at 07:49 M-5 was […]
Good job to all the wrestlers who participated in this past weekend’s Wrestling Scramble. Below are the weight division results for the Elementary and Jr. High boys and girls. Bethel Scramble Tournament Results October 14-15, […]
The WarriorDome was packed with fans on Friday and Saturday night for the Wrestling Scramble event last weekend. High school, junior high, and elementary teams from Akiachak, Alakanuk, Aniak, Bristol Bay, Chevak, Dillingham, Emmonak, Hooper […]
by Tad Lindley By the time you are reading this, we will already have our 2022 Permanent Fund Dividend. Some folks might get angry at me for writing about giving some of their dividend. Understand […]
by SWAAG The Steel Salmon & Raven Dinner and Auction returned with maximum attendance at a fun-filled evening on October 8th at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center. The Southwest Alaska Arts Group (SWAAG) was able […]
by Peter Twitchell Today I want to focus on original Bethel families who made up Bethel at where it was, the permanent residents when the village of Bethel was simply known as “Gathering place of […]
A letter to Governor Dunleavy from the ACLU of Alaska demanding answers to deaths in DOC custody. Dear Governor Dunleavy, The ACLU of Alaska writes to you with grave concerns over the fact that 15 […]
by Jared C. Kosin and Julie Sande Like the rest of the nation, Alaska is experiencing a workforce shortage in virtually every industry. We see help wanted signs, long lines, and pleas for patience everywhere. […]
The Qasgirmiut Yuraq Group based in Bethel will be performing on Quyana Night at the 2022 Alaska Federation of Natives Convention on October 21st. They will be the 4th group to perform at Quyana Night […]
by Maggie King A $1.9 million federal grant will support University of Alaska Fairbanks programs that focus on Indigenous food and energy system development and sustainability at the institution’s five rural campuses. The UAF College […]
Shareholder enrollment grows to over 35,800. The Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation Board of Directors and the Trustees of the Calista Settlement Trust recently approved the largest Akilista (AW-kee-lis-tah) total distribution to Shareholders, over 2.3 times higher […]
Region receives more than $73 million for fiber broadband service through two federal grants. Affordable, reliable, high-speed internet is coming to Western Alaska! Bethel Native Corporation (BNC), in partnership with GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications company, […]
The following is the testimony presented by Vivian Korthuis, the CEO of the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) to the Department of Interior & National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Tribal Consultation on October […]
by Greg Lincoln The initiative for a package liquor store in Bethel for selling beer and wine did not pass during the October 4th, 2022 municipal election. Nearly 60% of Bethel’s voters said that they […]
Judgments Jacob Tyler Lupie, 25 Reckless Endangerment 60 Days, 2 Yrs. Prob. Agatha Pitka, 49 Importing Alcohol – Dry Area 50 Days Peter Aluska, 57 Importing Alcohol – Dry Area 20 Days Probation violations Danielle […]
• 9-23-2022 at 20:40 M-5 was called to respond to a report of a patient in pain. • 9-23-2022 at 22:18 M-5 was called to respond to an intoxicated person. • 9-24-2022 at 16:52 M-5 […]
FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Housing Inspectors were in Chevak on Thursday, Oct. 6 to help survivors register for FEMA assistance and perform housing inspections […]
U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, today (October 6th, 2022) released the following statements after two Russian nationals landed at a beach near Gambell, located on the northwest tip of St. Lawrence […]
A Bethel runner cracked the top 10 in the Girls Division II State Cross Country finals in Anchorage this past weekend – the first Bethel racer to do so in recent history. Rosemarie Dyment, a […]
Enhanced enforcement operation nets largest narcotics seizures in Alaska. The Alaska Department of Public Safety and our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners have seized over 212 pounds of illegal narcotics as part of […]
Volcano, Federal Office Building & Job Corps Center to be Named After Young. U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK) today (Sept. 29th, 2022) introduced the Don Young Recognition Act, a bill to […]
by Tad Lindley My wife has never kicked me out of the house, and yet I know it happens to other husbands. Recently I saw in the Bible that a guy had gotten kicked out […]
by Ned Rozell Sitting at a window seat on a recent flight from Seattle to Fairbanks, I looked down on Alaska from 35,000 feet. There was my home river, the Tanana, flowing gray and braided […]
The Table of Grace Lutheran Church in Bethel hosted the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 at the Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center. Folks were invited to bring their pets to be blessed […]
by Peter Twitchell My first cousin Mary Evon told me when I was a teenager that all my cousins were my brothers and sisters. I began looking at Mary as a leader, an Elder who […]
I do not have a computer at my more remote cabin out in the forested Black Hills but I do read your online newspaper often whenever I am at my place in the city. Your […]
by Josh Korthuis Thank you to all who prayed for U.S. Senator Candidate for State of Alaska – Kelly Tshibaka’s Oct 5-6 trip to Bethel, Alaska this week. After a plane delay, she and her […]
by Tim Troll Forty years ago this month an armada of small planes from around the YK Delta descended on the village of St. Mary’s bringing guests to participate in a grand gathering of Yup’ik […]
More than 2,300 rural Alaskans in seven communities along the Kuskokwim River will receive affordable, high-speed internet for the first time thanks to a tribal broadband grant funded by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration […]
The Alaska State Emergency Operations Center is working closely with state, federal and private-sector partners to coordinate the shipment and distribution of thousands of pounds of humanitarian supplies to Western Alaska communities hardest hit by […]
BNC and project partner GCI focus on fiber to close the digital divide in Western Alaska. Bethel Native Corporation (BNC) has been awarded a $42.4 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) […]
by Greg Lincoln Runners from school districts in the Yukon Kuskokwim delta region traveled to the state cross country finals this past weekend to run at Bartlett Trails, the venue for the 2022 State Cross […]
13 year old Tracin Pleasant of Quinhagak, Alaska caught his 2022 moose at the scenic Qanirtuuq River on Saturday, September 24th. Photo courtesy of Christine Pleasant
Valdamire “Doyun” Kinegak has been missing and his family is worried about him and wants him to come home. Doyun was last seen on September 16th or 17th, 2022 in Bethel. A missing persons report was […]
The Alaska State Troopers in Fairbanks received a report from the U.S Army Air Traffic Control unit located at Fort Wainwright on 09/19/2022 at approximately 1854 hours, of a plane having an inflight emergency. It […]
Judgments Autumn Swope, 19 Violate Conditions of Release 31 Days, Resist/Interfere with Arrest 1 Yr. Prob. Christopher L. Edwards, 19 4th Degree Assault, Violate Conditions of Release $150 Nick Joe Beebe, 39 2nd Degree Harassment […]
• 9-21-2022 at 02:30 M-5 was called to respond to a report of alcohol intoxication. • 9-21-2022 at 03:19 M-5 was called to respond to a report of alcohol intoxication. • 9-21-2022 at 04:08 M-5 […]
The Alaska State Troopers were notified on September 28, 2022, at approximately 5:30 pm, of an attempted sexual assault in Kwethluk. Troopers immediately responded to Kwethluk and began investigating the report. Troopers determined that 21-year-old […]
Yesterday (Sept. 22nd 2022), a Kenai grand jury indicted Kirby Calderwood for kidnapping, sexual assault, and the murder of A. M., a 38-year-old Homer woman missing since Oct. 17, 2019. A. M. are her initials. […]
The Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified on October 1, 2022, at 12:51 pm of a juvenile male stuck in the mudflats near the Matanuska River, approximately 1.5 miles downstream from the Glenn Highway bridge. Troopers […]
The Bethel Warrior Cross Country team (at left) dominated the field at the Region I Big West Conference XC meet held in Nome this past Saturday. Both girls and boys teams took home the first […]
The top five finishers in the high school girls and boys Lower Kuskokwim School District cross country races will be headed to the State XC Finals in Anchorage to be held on October 8th, 2022 […]
A young team from the Akiak School attended Bethel’s “Pit Race” in September. The four boys that made the trip were 4th-8th grade students running the biggest race they had ever been a part of. […]
Georgiann Merumalria Thompson Kannenberg, the daughter of Anna David and James Roland (JR) Thompson was born on October 10, 1971 in Bethel, Alaska. Georgiann passed away at the age of 50 on April 26, 2022 […]
by Tad Lindley Picture this entirely imaginary scene, the Alaska State Troopers knock on the door and are invited into the residence whereupon they see a small, blue berry-picking bucket on the kitchen table and […]
by Calista Staff Two Shareholders Who Signed Up for Digital Services Won iPad minis. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation would like to congratulate the winners of the 2022 Calista Click Contest: • Maria G. Moses • Timothy […]
The Quinhagak Seahawks boys and girls teams were joined by teams from Kongiganak, Kwethluk, Tuntutuliak, and Tununak for the final race of the cross country season. Winning in the girls race was Kongiganak’s Tasha Lupie. […]
Virtual and in-person sessions with Alaska Native leaders on subsistence needs will take place in Bethel and Fairbanks. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold […]
Search volunteers with Bethel Search and Rescue and other partners from throughout the state and local neighboring villages have been diligently seeking for missing boater/hunter Carl Flynn of Bethel. Flynn was last known to be […]
Assistance to those impacted by 2022 September West Coast Storm (Typhoon Merbok) available. Individuals and families can apply for state disaster recovery grants beginning September 26. Governor Mike Dunleavy declared the 2022 September West Coast […]
Teams remove 125,000 pounds of debris. As of Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, Joint Task Force Alaska, consisting of 164 service members from the Alaska National Guard, the Alaska Naval Militia and the Alaska State Defense […]
by Dr. Lorin Bradbury Question: I’ve been married several years, and there have been some pretty serious ups and downs in our relationship. Growing up, I always heard my mother say that you never build […]
by Heather McMillion, MS, RD, LD, CDCES Health conditions and medications can be complicated. When we go to see healthcare professionals, we may hear words we do not know. However, it is important that we […]
by Peter Twitchell Through the years since May 1971 KYUK has had great announcers – people like Levi Lott. He was one of the first announcers, he was from Tuluksak knowing the traditional language of […]
Culture and language are so closely linked together. Research has shown that if a language is lost, much of the knowledge, skills and the very foundation of that culture are also lost. The Koyukon Athabascan […]
by Ned Rozell My friend Hal called the other day, from a parking garage in Punta Gorda, Florida. In his car he had nine one-gallon jugs of water, a red-plastic container of gasoline and a […]
Twenty-nine years after he was a freshman living in the dorms at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Steven H. Downs was sentenced to 75 years in prison for sexually assaulting and murdering 20-year-old Sophie Sergie […]
Project delivered salmon to Alaska Native communities experiencing record-low salmon returns. In July and August, the Fish for Families project delivered more than 14,000 pounds of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon to families in the Chigniks […]
by Theresa Quiner The University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus would like to invite the community to join us in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 10th. Please join us in honoring the Yup’ik, […]
The Alaska Federation of Natives, the state’s largest statewide Native organization, chose for its 2022 Convention keynote speaker Representative Mary Sattler Peltola. After winning the special election and becoming the first Alaska Native and the […]
by Greg Lincoln Alaska Native Language Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks was established in 1972 by state legislation to research and teach the 20 Native languages of Alaska. It is now an internationally […]
Collaborative effort, backed by $2.98 million grant from the NSF, will collaboratively address water and sanitation challenges in Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. A new National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $2.98M will support a three-year collaboration […]
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