Cop Shop
State of Alaska District Court in Bethel August 5
Judgments David Vermillion, 28 Driving Under the Influence 3 Days, $1500, 1 Yr. Prob.
Day: August 15, 2024
Chasing the Ambulance
Bethel Fire Department Calls for week ending
August 8 • On 07/07/2024 at 12:51 p.m. medics responded to the report of a person experiencing chest pain. The patient was assessed then transported to the hospital. • On 07/07/2024 at 08:26 p.m. medics […]
Heard it in the Steam House
Man overboard
DPS Patrol Vessel Stimson received a MAYDAY call on 07/05/2024 at approximately 1231 hours, from a commercial salmon fisherman in Kvichak Bay stating he lost a crewman over the side of his vessel. AWT responded […]
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Boat theft
Alaska State Troopers received a report of a boat theft near the Kasigluk area on 07/16/24 at approximately 23:09 hours. The boat was later recovered in Bethel on a trailer. The investigation is ongoing.
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Rafting accident
Alaska State Troopers were notified of a boating fatality on July 19, 2024, at 6:21pm, approximately 53 miles southeast of Bethel on a remote river rafting trip. Investigation revealed that Larry Erwin, age 53 of […]
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Human remains found
Alaska State Troopers received a report on August 1, 2024, at 5:30pm, of human remains found on the shore of the Egegik River near Egegik. AST and AWT responded in a state aircraft and recovered […]
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Person rescued
Alaska State Troopers received a report on 07/26/24 at approximately 17:28 hours, of a person who needed to be rescued approximately 14 miles north of Bethel who was attempting to walk to Russian Mission. The […]
Classifieds
Heard it in the Steam House
Sullivan, Lankford, and colleagues call out Olympic Committee for mocking Christian faith
Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today (July 30th) sent a letter with his Senate colleagues to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in response to the vulgar depiction of the Last Supper that took […]
Contributors
The First Mark of the Beast
by Tad Lindley This column is based on a message preached by Rev. Jimmy Toney at the 2017 family campmeeting in Sterling, AK. The second mark: 666 One of the best known passages of scripture, […]
Village Telegraph
Welcome home: Bison Company Army Guardsmen return from Kuwait
by Balinda O’Neal Approximately 100 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, returned home Aug. 10 after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait. Soldiers of “Bison” Company, as they are […]
Letters to the Editor
Y-K RTG Yukon Kuskokwim Regional Tribal Government
To YK delta residents, It has been nearly 2 years since the so-called YK RTG established. Links are provided here https://ykrtg.org/, https://ykrtg.org/news, https://www.facebook.com/YKRTG/. What has transpired since the great election? Our regional Corporation Calista was […]
Speak Your Mind
Because migratory birds connect us, we have a shared responsibility to protect them
by Chief Edgar Tall Sr. O ur community, “Naparyarmiut” in Yup’ik, is located along the shore of Hooper Bay in the Bering Sea on the western edge of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. While we live several […]
In our Native Land
Disaster Declaration for 2024 Juneau Glacier Flood
Governor Mike Dunleavy has declared a state disaster emergency for the 2024 August Juneau Glacier Flood. The Disaster Declaration funds emergency response efforts and activates the state’s Public Assistance and Individual Assistance Disaster Recovery Program. […]
Contributors
Short-Term Health Insurance Plans fall under new rules for 2024
by Dave Kutcher If you and your family have found themselves in need of a short-term health insurance solution and if that need is continuing beyond the next couple of months, you need to be […]
Contributors
A memorable circumpolar trip
by Peter Twitchell It was in 1981 I was invited to go to Greenland to meet with the leaders of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference Commission. After I met with the I.C.C. President, and his team, […]
Village Telegraph
Lower Yukon River Regional Port to celebrate grand opening
There will be a celebration for the Grand Opening of the Lower Yukon River Regional Port in Emmonak, Alaska on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 at 1:30pm. The port will be dedicated in memory of Martin […]
Inside Bethel News
VFW Auxiliary Donates $10,000 to YK Delta Lifesavers Endowment Fund
by Beverly Hoffman In November it will be ten years the YK Fitness Center and pool has been open. For decades now the YK Delta Lifesavers has put money from all their fundraisers and donations […]
From The Editor
Artist opportunity to expand
by Greg Lincoln The SouthWest Alaska Arts Group, or SWAAG, is sponsoring the Best in the West Artist Entrepreneurship Program for aspiring artists of all levels of experience. This grant is an individual artist award […]
Village Telegraph