
Day: May 12, 2023


State of Alaska District Court in Bethel
August 30 – September 4 Judgments Moses Strauss, 57 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse of Minor 12 Yrs., 15 Yrs. Prob. Leona Albert, 23 Alcohol Beverages Transported by Common Carrier $150 Keith Bunyan, 36 4th Degree […]

Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending
April 14 • 4/9/23 at 19:00 M-5 responded to a report of anxiety. • 4/9/23 at 22:46 M-5 responded to a report of anxiety. • 4/10/23 at 07:58 M-5 responded to a report of hypotension. […]

“Safety, Growth and Control”
by Dave Kutcher This has been an overriding motto for me for three decades. Helping pre and post retirees keep their principal safe without giving up the opportunity for market-like returns, all while maintaining control […]

2023 1A/2A Basketball Good Sport Recipients
by ASAA Schools may select a student who exemplifies outstanding citizenship and sportsmanship through out the season. Coaches chose the following athletes. CONGRATULATIONS! ASAA/First National Bank Alaska 2023 1A/2A BASKETBALL GOOD SPORT RECIPIENTS Akiachak Olinka […]

Celebrate Alaska Native Plant Month Starting May 1
Today (May 1st, 2023), Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation encouraging Alaskans to recognize the importance of native plants to Alaska’s people, economy, and ecosystems by celebrating Alaska Native Plant Month in May 2023. To […]

Bethel Archers compete at Western Nationals 2023
by Rafe Johnson The Bethel Schools Archery team traveled to Salt Lake City last week to compete in the NASP Western National Tournament. They competed against all of the schools West of the Mississippi. National […]

100% Preventable
by Tad Lindley I was participating in a training session required for all teachers in Alaska. The training was based on a medical condition, and near the end of the training, they dropped this bomb: […]

The “heart language”
by Rhonda McBride Alaska Native language experts shared their personal stories at the State Capitol on Friday (April 21st, 2023). They came to talk with lawmakers and their staffers about their work on the Alaska […]

948 Alaska high school seniors will graduate with UA Scholars Award distinction
Members of cohort represent 238 high schools from Akiachak to Yakutat. The University of Alaska announced today (April 27th, 2023) that 948 high school seniors across the state will graduate as UA Scholars, and be […]

Akiachak Graduation
by Mary George May 2, 2023, marked the date of the Akiachak 2023 graduation. Held in the gymnasium, 19 seniors and 15 8th graders stood in recognition as they received their diplomas. The affair began […]

The sharing of First Catch
by Peter Twitchell In my boyhood back in the 1950s I was very fortunate to hear the stories of the ancient Yupiat of long ago from hundreds of years ago. Mom and I lived at […]

Corrupt process makes for bad government
We appreciate the arduous task legislators are charged with to assemble a balanced budget in order for Alaskans to live, play, work, and study in this great state. However, the Alaska Public Interest Research Group […]

Crooked Creek’s untold story of Donlin Gold
by Crooked Creek Tribal Council As the Tribal leaders of Crooked Creek, a small Kuskokwim River village dependent on the subsistence way of life, we pay close attention to any threats to our sovereignty, culture, […]

Ledwina Jones recognized with the Distinguished Service to the Humanities in Education Award
Loddie Jones, a longtime educator from Bethel, Alaska is one of the honorees and recipients of this year’s Governor’s Arts and Humanities Awards. Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom will present eight awards at this year’s Governor’s […]

UAF hosts 101st commencement ceremony
The University of Alaska Fairbanks honored the Class of 2023 during its 101st commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 6, at 1 p.m. at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. The university’s first commencement took place in […]

Mother Kuskokwim Coalition to Barrick Gold:
Alaska Native community leaders are attending the Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD) Annual General Meeting this week (May 1, 2023) – to raise indigenous rights concerns and call on Barrick to withdraw from the controversial Donlin […]

Kuskokwim Campus 2023 Commencement
by Greg Lincoln The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development Kuskokwim Campus celebrated their 49th Commencement graduates in a ceremony last Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023. The degrees and certificates conferred to […]

Notice is hereby given that Yuut Elitnaurviat
Notice is hereby given that Yuut Elitnaurviat will hold an Executive Board Meeting on May 22, 2023 at the Yuut Elitnaurviat Technical Education Support Services Building located at 610 Akiachak Drive, Bethel, Alaska at 2:00 […]