Obituaries
Mike Langlie
The Langlie & Starr Family would like to say Quyana to those who helped out with Mike Langlie’s passing. Quyana to the Lumber Yard Family: Gonders & May Hoffman, Earlene Harding, Charles Herron, Gilbert Alirkar, […]
Day: April 14, 2023
Obituaries
Basil Andrew Roczicka
Basil Andrew Roczicka was born August 14, 1980 in Bethel, Alaska. His parents, Gregory and Josephine Roczicka, raised him in Bethel, and taught him hunting, fishing and living the subsistence lifestyle of many Alaskans. Basil […]
Contributors
Mystery #15
by Tad Lindley If you are an avid Bible reader you probably already know that the word mystery appears in the Bible 27 times. You probably also know that the record holder is the Book […]
Classifieds
Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel
March 28 – 30 Judgments Lloyd Heckman, 39 Reckless Driving 1 Yr. Prob. Christopher Evon, 46 4th Degree Assault 120 Days William Karlson Noah, 30 4th Degree Assault 60 Days, 5 Yrs. Prob. Dwayne James […]
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending
April 7 • 4/2/23 at 12:28 M-5 responded to a report of an intoxicated individual. • 4/2/23 at 14:28 M-5 responded to a report of an intoxicated individual. • 4/2/23 at 17:55 M-5 responded to […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Drug overdoses in Mat-Su area
The Alaska State Troopers have responded to several suspected overdoses this week (April 7, 2023) in the Mat-Su area. Law enforcement believe that a lethal batch of illegal drugs is currently circulating in the Mat-Su, […]
Contributors
Where there is a Will there is a Way
by Dave Kutcher Having been in the business of working with folks at or near retirement for the past 35 + years, we often find people working on their “estate” planning. In general terms, working […]
Contributors
Grandma’s Wisdom
by Peter Twitchell Our grandma Hannah Pitka used to tell us kids when we were about seven years old on up, and this included me and my first cousin Joe Woods Jr., not to get […]
Letters to the Editor
We live in a real world—or do we?
Events taking place today in the energy world should be of critical concern to our country, our Congress and our President. The recent announcement that the Saudis are to cut their oil production by 1M […]
Speak Your Mind
Southwest Alaska Tribes sue in federal court to halt the Donlin Gold Mine
by Earthjustice The massive proposed open-pit gold mine and its toxic chemicals threaten salmon, human health, and the Tribes’ traditional ways of life. Three Tribes in the Kuskokwim River region of Southwest Alaska, represented by […]
Village Telegraph
Sleetmute attends rural state ski and biathlon championships in White Mountain
by Keith Conger Skiers from across Alaska attended the 35th Annual Western Interior Rural State Ski and Biathlon Championships in White Mountain from March 31 to April 2. In all, 54 competitors came from as […]
Delta Lifestyles
One-thousand miles of Iditarod trail by bike
by Ned Rozell Two staff members of the University of Alaska Fairbanks recently rode 1,000 miles across Alaska on bikes with tires fat as a loaf of bread. Jamie Hollingsworth is a do-all field guy […]
Inside Bethel News
Donlin Gold responds to litigation
Donlin Gold issued the following statement in response to Earthjustice’s baseless lawsuit, which seeks to undo years of engagement with project stakeholders (April 6, 2023). Donlin Gold’s stakeholders fully believe that the lawsuit filed by […]
Inside Bethel News
Bethel City Manager tenders resignation
The City of Bethel Manager Pete Williams has announced his upcoming resignation. His letter was provided to the Bethel City Council and the item is on their April 11th, 2023 regular council meeting agenda. “Due […]
Inside Bethel News
Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition stands with Tribes that filed lawsuit to Stop Donlin Gold
Tribal leaders cite lack of climate analysis, incomplete human health impacts study, fisheries collapse and inadequate Tribal consultation as basis for appeal. The Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition applauded today’s (April 6, 2023) filing of a […]
From The Editor
Alexie wins Spring Challenge Sled Dog Race
by Greg Lincoln Raymond Alexie, age 19, of Kwethluk mushed his Alexie Racing Kennels team to another victory – winning the 50 mile Spring Challenge Sled Dog Race last Saturday. He finished with a total […]