Classifieds
Day: October 13, 2022
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel August 30 – September 4
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 […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending September 27
• 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 […]
In our Native Land
FEMA housing inspectors in Chevak
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 […]
In our Native Land
Murkowski, Sullivan respond to Russian Nationals requesting asylum on St. Lawrence Island
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 […]
Sports
Dyment of Bethel places in top ten at Division II State XC Race
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 […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Law enforcement seize nearly 5,000 grams of fentanyl
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 […]
In our Native Land
Bill introduced to recognize the late Congressman Young
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 […]
Contributors
When the Husband Gets Kicked Out of the House
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 […]
Delta Lifestyles
Alaska sand dunes hint at ancient past
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 […]
Delta Lifestyles
Blessing of the Pets
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 […]
Contributors
Loving memories
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 […]
Letters to the Editor
Black Hills sighting of reclusive creature
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 […]
Speak Your Mind
Kelly Tshibaka visits Bethel, Alaska
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 […]
Village Telegraph
Yupiit Yuraryarait 40 Year Anniversary A festival celebrating Yup’ik Dance in St. Mary’s, AK
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 […]
Inside Bethel News
Calista Corporation and Alaska Communications will bring affordable, high-Speed broadband to seven Tribal Communities in Alaska
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 […]
Inside Bethel News
State of Alaska ships relief supplies to Merbok-impacted region
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 […]
Inside Bethel News
BNC awarded $42.4M federal grant to bring fiber internet service to Alaska’s Y-K Delta residents
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) […]
From The Editor
Regional cross country teams race at Division III State finals
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 […]
Village Telegraph
Fall Hunting Success
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